Biographical Fiction
Girl in a Box
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The book’s subtitle says “A Novel,” but Girl in a Box is very closely modeled on the life of poet Yosano Akiko (1878...Read Review
The Lost Diary of Lucrezia Borgia
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Teague blends historical fiction with elements of adventure, religious mystery, and Christian inspirational fiction, framing the narrative around the discovery of a lost ...Read Review
The Yankee Sphinx: An FDR Novel
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The pivotal years of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership in World War II as witnessed by Roosevelt’s correspondence secretary in Mark ...Read Review
Boudica’s Shadow
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Everybody knows the fierce redheaded queen who stood up to the Romans at the head of a confederation of British tribes in 61 CE. ...Read Review
The Foursome
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Christina Baker Kline dips into her own family history for The Foursome, a compelling novel based on the true story of two North ...Read Review
Alban of Verulamium: Britannia’s First Saint
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Ted Hill tells the story of the first Christian martyr of Britain, a noble Roman who chose conscience over law, and faith over ...Read Review
Alias O. Henry
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By the time William Sydney Porter decides to make New York City his home, he’s already sold many short stories under the ...Read Review
Crimson Velvet Heart
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Set in late 17th-century France under King Louis XIV, this novel portrays the remarkable life of Princess Marie Adélaïde of the ...Read Review
Fire Sword and Sea
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AdventureBiographical FictionNautical
Vanessa Riley explores the storied history beneath the Caribbean sands, bringing to brimming life the chaotic nature of the 17th-century Golden Age of ...Read Review
Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie
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Devon Jersild is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist who wanted to write a fuller picture of Marie Curie not just as the ...Read Review
