Biographical Fiction
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Booker Prize-winning author Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000) published her first novel at age 60. Before fame and a decent income, Penelope, her alcoholic husband, and ...Read Review
Inês: Queens of Portugal Trilogy
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History tells us that Inês de Castro (1325-1355) was probably a lady-in-waiting to Constance of Castile, who married Prince Pedro of Portugal (...Read Review
Far Side of Revenge: Prince Brian Boru, Future King of Ireland
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The epic tale begins in 976 CE when Mac Liag, the scribe and poet for King Mahon, dreads he could be branded as a ...Read Review
Escape of the Grand Duchess
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Escape of the Grand Duchess covers the years 1900 to 1920 in the life of the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander III ...Read Review
Words Matter: The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
This fictionalized biography in verse for middle-grade readers narrates the story of siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, members of the White Rose Resistance ...Read Review
The Cardinal
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The Cardinal is Alison Weir’s most impressive novel to date. This reviewer has read them all. In it, Weir explores Cardinal Wolsey’...Read Review
The Teacher of Auschwitz
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Wendy Holden’s remarkable novel is the true story of Alfred Hirsch, known as Fredy, who grew up as Hitler’s plan to ...Read Review
Shackled To A Ghost
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Set in the years that were pregnant with, and gave birth to, the European Reformation, Shackled to a Ghost fields the familiar names ...Read Review
Saving Vincent: A Novel of Jo van Gogh
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Johanna van Gogh-Bonger was Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law. When Vincent and his brother, Jo’s husband Theo, died in quick succession in 1890 ...Read Review
Love and Conductivity
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In 1917, Eleanor Morgan and her friend Helen are enjoying the independence offered by war. They teach at Oklahoma University doing work normally reserved ...Read Review
