2007
Between the Sword and the Wall
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“Do I have to remind you all that we are in occupied Belgium and not some tavern in Nottingham?” British nurse Edith Cavell ...Read Review
A Prayer for Blue Delaney
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1950s Australia. Colm McCabe is one of thousands of children torn from their families in the U.K. and sent ‘for their own ...Read Review
The Needle in the Blood
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The Norman Conquest of England was one of the pivotal events of the Middle Ages. In 1066, William the Conqueror and his brother, Bishop ...Read Review
On Ugliness
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A companion piece to Eco’s On Beauty, this book explores the culture, politics and aesthetics of ugliness through a history of art ...Read Review
Mandarin: A Novel of Vietnam
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Born in the late 19th century, Bach is the cherished oldest son of a patrician Vietnamese family. His is a divided world: nobles ...Read Review
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
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This is the first book in Laurie R. King’s highly popular Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, relaunched by the publisher, along with ...Read Review
Attila: The Gathering of the Storm
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In the second volume of William Napier’s Attila trilogy, the prince returns from exile to reclaim his place as king from his ...Read Review
The Book of Fathers
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Spanning 300 years and twelve generations of the Csillag family, Vamos’s saga represents the signs of the zodiac, encompassing what he sees as ...Read Review
Hazel
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In 1913, thirteen-year-old Hazel Mull-Dare has a comfortable, yet unconventional life in London with a mother who is obsessed with dogs and a father ...Read Review
The Messengers of Death
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If you missed the opportunity to spend a week in rural Provence during the 1960s, don’t despair. Instead, set a bottle of ...Read Review