Biographical Fiction

Sheriff & Priest

By Nicky Moxey - Published 2017

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Biographical Fiction

This story of Wimer, a little known 12th-century churchman, is inspired by field archaeology. Nicky Moxey is the proud discoverer of the Priory ...Read Review

Trinity

By Louisa Hall - Published 2018

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Biographical FictionLiterary

Trinity portrays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man credited with being the Father of the Atomic Bomb, from the viewpoints of seven fictional characters. ...Read Review

Finding the Way

By Wayne Ng - Published 2018

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Biographical Fiction

Written mostly in flashback, Ng’s lyrical debut is the story of Lao Tzu’s vibrant and turbulent life during the 6th century ...Read Review

Queen of the North

By Anne O’Brien - Published 2018

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Biographical Fiction

Queen of the North tells the story of Elizabeth Mortimer, wife of Henry Percy (known to history – and Shakespeare fans – as Hotspur). Set ...Read Review

Calamity Jane: How the West Began

By Bryan Ney - Published 2016

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Biographical FictionWestern

Jane Canary is fifteen. As the book begins, she has yet to collect the epithet of ‘Calamity’ by which history will come to ...Read Review

Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All

By Candace Fleming - By Deborah Hopkinson - By Jennifer Donnelly - By Linda Sue Park - By Lisa Ann Sandell - By M.T. Anderson - By Stephanie Hemphill - Published 2018

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Biographical FictionChildren/Young AdultShort Stories

Henry VIII is King of England and desperate for a male heir. The extent to which he goes to attain his goal—severing ...Read Review

Chariot on the Mountain

By Jack Ford - Published 2018

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Biographical Fiction

Based on the true story of Catharine “Kitty” Payne, Ford’s historical novel follows the story of a slave woman on her tumultuous ...Read Review

Undiscovered Country

By Kelly O'Connor McNees - Published 2018

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Biographical Fiction

Lorena (“Hick”) Hickok is a talented journalist who writes and is extra fond of bourbon. It’s a pattern that doesn’t cause ...Read Review

Love & War

By Melissa de la Cruz - Published 2018

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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult

In this sequel to Alex & Eliza, Alexander Hamilton has married Elizabeth Schuyler. It’s 1781 and Alex, anxious to be part of the ...Read Review

Against the Inquisition

By Carolina De Robertis (trans.) - By Marcos Aguinis - Published 2018

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Biographical FictionLiterary

Against the Inquisition is the 2018 English translation of the 1991 Argentine novel La Geste del Marrano. Widely praised by Argentine readers and reviewers, the ...Read Review