Claire Morris Bernard
When Eve Was Naked
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The subtitle of this work, Stories of a Life’s Journey, describes the contents perfectly. Translated from Czech, this collection of short stories―...Read Review
For Whom Death Tolls
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This short WWII mystery, the third in the Manor House series, continues the adventures of Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton. When an American airman ...Read Review
Duke of Egypt
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Set principally during the 1960s and 1970s, Duke of Egypt illuminates the plight of the European gypsies who, distrusted by most, could never ...Read Review
A Simple Habana Melody
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Stifled by the oppressive Machado dictatorship, Cuban composer Israel Levis leaves Havana for Paris. But after a few years in the city of ...Read Review
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
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Part travelogue, part history book, Blue Latitudes chronicles the author’s search for Captain James Cook. Horwitz attempts to uncover Cook’s enigmatic ...Read Review
Darlington’s Fall: A Novel In Verse
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Set in Indiana, Darlington’s Fall follows the triumphs and tragedies of naturalist Russel Darlington. In 1895, the precocious Russel embarks on a life-long ...Read Review
The Ice Master
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In June 1913, the H.M.C.S. Karluk sailed north of Alaska, searching for an eighth continent. Vilhjalmer Stefansson, leader of the expedition, ...Read Review
Watchers of Time
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Watchers of Time is the fifth novel in the Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery series. Set in 1919, it places Rutledge in the Norfolk town ...Read Review
The Tortoises
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The Tortoises (trans. from the German by Ian Mitchell) focuses on a tense waiting period endured by a Viennese Jewish couple. In late 1938, ...Read Review
Mirabilis
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Mirabilis tells a convincing story of how a flawed and downtrodden woman transformed herself into a saint. In late 14th century France, Bonne — ...Read Review
