Counterpoint
Savage Liberty
In 1768, the English merchant ship Arcturus, arriving from London, explodes in Boston harbor, killing 37 men on board. Upon…
Winter Kept Us Warm
The first winter after World War II ended was brutal to those living in Berlin: cold, grim, few jobs and…
The Widow Nash
Dulcy Remfrey’s father, Walton, has started to lose his mind and, in addition, a large fortune he should have brought…
If You Are There
In 1901, Lucia Rutkowski is destined for poverty and millwork in a Warsaw ghetto when she flees that fate for…
Grace
In a twist on Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Natashia Deón spins a novel in which the young mother fleeing slavery dies,…
The Houseguest
World War II remains in the public consciousness as a certain businessman, currently running for President of the United States,…
The First Nazi: Erich Ludendorff, the Man Who Made Hitler Possible
General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937) was one of the highest-ranking German generals during World War I, second only to General Paul…
Blood of the Oak
In the spring of 1765, the small community of Edentown, New York, led by Sarah Ramsey, is a quiet town…
The Baker’s Tale: Ruby Spriggs and the Legacy of Charles Dickens
In 1839 London, a baker named Antonio observes a destitute man named Spriggs and his three-year-old orphaned niece, Ruby, enter…
Alice in Bed
“My fate had been prearranged by biology.” This is the conclusion reached by Alice James in Judith Cooper’s novel, Alice…
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