Literary
A Prayer for the Dying
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For a historical horror novel set in post-Civil War Wisconsin, A Prayer for the Dying has an experimental prose style: present tense, strong ...Read Review
Breath and Shadows
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Three generations of the Rosteds, a Danish family, come to life in sparkling snapshots in Breath and Shadows. We read, in alternating segments, ...Read Review
No Great Mischief
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On Cape Breton Island, the Gaelic stronghold of Nova Scotia — a land of windswept crags and rocky shores — memories of years long past ...Read Review
In Babylon
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It’s easy to see why In Babylon already has been lauded by European critics and has garnered numerous awards on that side ...Read Review
Deus Lo Volt! Chronicle of the Crusades
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We are transported by author Evan S. Connell to the two centuries of human existence – from 1095 to 1289 – more enmired in the blood of ...Read Review
A Still Small Voice
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A Still Small Voice is a beautiful novel reminiscent of Frazier’s Cold Mountain not only because of the Civil War time period ...Read Review
A Journey to the End of the Millennium
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Set in the year 999, this is the story of Ben Attar, a Jewish merchant from Tangiers. His relationship with his nephew (and business ...Read Review
Yellow Jack: A Novel
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Early in Yellow Jack, the principal character’s father falls victim to a biting-robbery-murder during an outdoor encounter with a Parisian prostitute. A ...Read Review
Sor Juana’s Second Dream: A Novel
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This lovely novel can be read without any previous knowledge of the famous Mexican nun. The author evokes the feel of 17th century ...Read Review
Chang and Eng
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In this enthralling first novel, Darin Strauss has combined meticulous historical research with imaginative storytelling to create a richly detailed, multi-layered account of ...Read Review