2008 (US)

The Lost City of Z

By David Grann - Published 2008 (US)Published 2009 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

Since the 15th century when Spanish invaders first contacted indigenous people in the Amazon basin, there have been rumors of a fabulous El ...Read Review

The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile

By Edwin Mullins - Published 2008 (US)Published 2009 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

In the 14th century, Avignon, a small Provençal town beside the Rhone River, became the site of the papal court. Because of ...Read Review

The Women

By T.C. Boyle - Published 2008 (US)Published 2009 (UK)

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The visionary, egocentric subject of this book, architect/designer Frank Lloyd Wright, changed the course of history. Whatever his faults, foibles, or eccentricities, ...Read Review

Death of a Pilgrim

By David Dickinson - Published 2008 (US)Published 2009 (UK)

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

It is 1905 in New York City. Millionaire tycoon Michael Delaney’s son is near death at St. Vincent Hospital amidst avid prayers and ...Read Review

Fallen Skies

By Philippa Gregory - Published 2006 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

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Still in her teens in 1920, Lily Valance is embarking on a promising stage career as a singer. She is exceptionally beautiful and captivates ...Read Review

Chains

By Laurie Halse Anderson - Published 2008 (US)Published 2009 (UK)

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Teenaged Isabel and her five-year-old sister Ruth had understood they would be freed upon the death of their owner. But the recent Revolutionary ...Read Review

The Crystal Skull

By Manda Scott - Published 2008 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

Genres:

Thriller

A formulaic thriller made palatable by good writing, The Crystal Skull follows newlywed Cambridge scholar Stella Cody as she struggles to unravel the ...Read Review

The Gargoyle

By Andrew Davidson - Published 2008 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

Genres:

Literary

If the first scene of this debut novel doesn’t grab you by the throat, then no opening scene ever will. In The ...Read Review

The First Queen of England: The Myth of “Bloody Mary”

By Linda Porter - Published 2007 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

Genres:

Nonfiction

If any historical figure is due for a reassessment, it’s surely Mary Tudor, characterized alternatively as a bloodthirsty fanatic and as a ...Read Review

The Heretic’s Daughter

By Kathleen Kent - Published 2008 (UK)Published 2008 (US)

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With The Heretic’s Daughter, debut author Kathleen Kent has taken the tragic story of Martha Carrier, a victim of the witch trials ...Read Review