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The Empress of Bright Moon
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The Empress of Bright Moon, Weina Dai Randel’s second novel of Mei, the woman who became Empress Consort Wu, the…
Hanging Mary
In this novel we meet Mary Surratt, the only woman convicted and executed in connection with the Lincoln assassination. The…
The Moon in the Palace
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When Mei is twelve years old, her father dies suddenly, leaving his family unprotected. Their only hope is that Mei,…
In Another Life
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This dual time period story parallels the modern-day life of Lia, a historian writing her dissertation on the beliefs of…
Celia’s House
A heartwarming family saga set in Scotland in the early-to-mid 20th century, Celia’s House has been referred to as a…
House of Thieves
John Cross is a successful architect working in New York in 1886. He is married, although not happily, and has…
The Curse of Anne Boleyn
From the grand sweep of intercontinental history to the intimate despair of one dysfunctional family, The Curse of Anne Boleyn…
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
In 1886, Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American, is rescued from the freezing waters of the San Juan Islands by the…
Poldark: Ross Poldark
Winston Graham began writing his epic saga of the Poldark family in 1945 and finished the last of the 12…
The Bridal Chair
The Bridal Chair is a sprawling novel that reclaims historical space for a woman behind a great male artist by…
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