Biographical Fiction
The Moss House
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In 1832 Yorkshire, Miss Lister, part-owner of Shibden Hall, and Miss Walker, a neighbour and wealthy heiress, strike up a particular friendship, although it ...Read Review
Becoming Lady Washington
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Despite its title, Becoming Lady Washington focuses on nearly the entirety of Martha Washington’s life, from her courtship by her first husband ...Read Review
Bonnie: A Novel
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As the country sinks deeper into the Great Depression, mama’s girl Bonnie Parker feels her own prospects dimming with it. Her husband ...Read Review
My Calamity Jane
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young AdultWestern
Calamity Jane and Frank Butler, under the calm guidance of their adoptive father, Wild Bill Hickok, are more than performers in the Wild ...Read Review
The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal
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The real-life socialites Thelma and Gloria Morgan are the twin daughters of American diplomat Harry Morgan. Thelma became the mistress of the Prince ...Read Review
The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange
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The life of Lady Grange (born Rachel Chiesley in 1679), whose husband was James Erskine, Lord Grange and Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, was ...Read Review
Lord of All the Dead
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Lord of All the Dead is a curious book. Labeled as a “nonfiction novel,” it opens with the enigmatic sentence, “His name was ...Read Review
Only Gossip Prospers: A Novel of Louisa May Alcott in New York
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Following the success of her novel Little Women, Louisa May Alcott took an extended trip to New York City. Only Gossip Prospers presents ...Read Review
Miss Lucy
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From a debilitating childhood illness, to civil servant, to beneficiary of Henry Irving’s coveted patronage, to Acting Manager of the West End’...Read Review
And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is the subject of Thornton’s new biographical fiction, and although touching on the politics of the day, she ...Read Review
