Biographical Fiction
Midnight Fires
After a major disappointment in love, aspiring author Mary Wollstonecraft must support herself and takes a position as governess to…
Island of the Swans
Over twenty years since its initial release, Sourcebooks has repackaged Island of the Swans as less of a romance and…
The Last Rendezvous
Although this novel of early 19th-century France may have been a prize-winner in its original French, it is a slow,…
Half Broke Horses
Coming on the heels of her wildly popular The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls has written a “true-life novel” about her…
Dearest Cousin Jane
Based on the life of Eliza Hancock, cousin to Jane Austen, Dearest Cousin Jane offers an engaging glimpse into the…
The Wives of Henry Oades
The Wives of Henry Oades is an engrossing late 19th-century tale of unwitting bigamy. Henry and Margaret Oades move from…
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was a champion of the independently spirited woman at a time when marriage was considered by much…
Within the Hollow Crown
One benefit of a strong market for fact-based historical fiction is the republication of the works of the finest authors…
Eleanor the Queen
First published in the 1950s and set in 12th-century France and England, Eleanor the Queen follows Eleanor of Aquitaine from…
The Queen’s Pawn
Eleanor of Aquitaine is a personal hero of mine, so I was very intrigued to read Christy English’s take on…
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