Graydon House
The Winter Garden
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Nicola Cornick’s latest timeslip novel looks at the Gunpowder Plot and its leader, Robert Catesby, a Catholic who planned to blow up ...Read Review
The Thread Collectors
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Focused mostly on New Orleans in 1863 and 1864, this novel follows the lives of people of color during the Civil War. William, a talented ...Read Review
The German Wife
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In 1950, Sofie and her children leave war-ravaged Berlin for Huntsville, Alabama, where they are reunited with Sofie’s husband, Jürgen, whom Sophie ...Read Review
A Lullaby for Witches
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Fox’s dual-timeline (present/1870s) thriller fits into what is fast becoming a subgenre of American historical fiction: Witches Return, Havoc Descends. Meek, ...Read Review
The Last Daughter
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Young and vivacious Caitlin went missing in mysterious circumstances over a decade ago. Since then her twin sister, Serena, has struggled to put ...Read Review
The Bookseller’s Secret: A Novel of Nancy Mitford and WWII
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Scenes switch evenly between Katie, a self-doubting American writer who takes a break in London at Christmastime; and the world of Nancy Mitford, ...Read Review
The Warsaw Orphan: A WWII Novel
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The year is 1942, and Elzbieta is living with her adoptive parents in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. She knows that there is an enclosed area overcrowded ...Read Review
The Chanel Sisters: A Novel
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Most people have heard of the legendary Coco Chanel, but few know about her sisters, Antoinette and Julia-Berthe. This is the story of ...Read Review
The Orphan of Cemetery Hill
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Orphans Alice and Tabby flee to Boston in 1844 to escape their aunt and uncle, charlatans who prey on the bereaved, claiming to be ...Read Review
Hedy’s War (UK) / The Girl from the Channel Islands (US)
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After fleeing from Vienna to Jersey after the Anschluss, Hedy Bercu finds herself trapped and in danger once more when the Germans invade ...Read Review
