Biographical Fiction
Gold of Pleasure: A Novel of Christina of Markyate
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Very little is known of Christina of Markyate, the daughter of a fabric merchant in Huntingdon, England, but by all accounts, she was ...Read Review
The Point of Vanishing
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The writer Barbara Follett’s life is told in this biographical novel, beginning at the age of four in 1918 until her disappearance in 1939. ...Read Review
The Bookseller’s Secret: A Novel of Nancy Mitford and WWII
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Scenes switch evenly between Katie, a self-doubting American writer who takes a break in London at Christmastime; and the world of Nancy Mitford, ...Read Review
Giuseppe: A Survival Story
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Imagine you could go to your grandfather – or great grandfather – and say, “Tell me about the war”. And he organised his thoughts, and ...Read Review
Erik the Red
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Eric the Red is a Norse historical saga about a 10th-century Viking explorer and founder of Iceland. The tale begins when Eric’s ...Read Review
Hanna, I Forgot to Tell You
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Written by a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, this novel is based on true stories told by people who endured the Nazi ...Read Review
The Collector’s Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb
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Lady Evelyn Beauchamp is recovering from a stroke in London in July 1972. Her husband, Sir Brograve, is considering whether his wife is well ...Read Review
Cecily
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King Henry VI was nine months old when he became king of England. Shortly afterwards, he became the disputed king of France and ...Read Review
In Royal Service to the Queen: A Novel of the Queen’s Governess
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In Royal Service to the Queen is an insider’s view of the British royal family through the eyes and heart of Marion ...Read Review
The Glorious Guinness Girls
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Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh are the glorious Guinness girls, members of the dynastic brewing family, and part of the Bright Young Things, a ...Read Review
