Jeanne Greene
The Unquiet Heart (Sarah Gilchrist Mysteries)
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1894, Scotland. In the gloom of an Edinburgh night, three terrified young women wait to hear their grade on a medical school examination. Women, ...Read Review
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
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Americans tend to think independence was our destiny, ordained by the size of the colonies and distance from Great Britain. Anyone familiar with ...Read Review
Dreams of Silver (The Silver Music Box)
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Germany, 1938. Paul Blumenthal tries desperately to get his Jewish family out of Germany, but he is betrayed. Just before his two little girls ...Read Review
Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
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Does the world need another history of England? The fifth in Ackroyd’s series takes on a big challenge: England revels in the ...Read Review
Patriot or Traitor: The Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
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The man Beer describes as “a true Renaissance man” had a tenuous place in society—birth date unknown—as the fifth son of ...Read Review
The Love Letter
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What do a colonial soldier afraid to declare his love and a Hollywood actress stymied by typecasting have in common? Can Chloe get ...Read Review
After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet
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This is the story of Mabel Todd and her daughter, Millicent Bingham, a remarkable mother and daughter, unconventional and fearless in their allegiances, ...Read Review
The Dutton Girl
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Sarah Dutton is no beauty, even by 1915 standards, but she’s worth a fortune in jewels. When someone abducts Sarah and the jewels, ...Read Review
Dearest David
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1841. Well-educated for a woman (perhaps too educated), Abigail Taylor rejects a boring suitor and goes to work as a maid in ...Read Review
The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III
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It may be more accurate to say the life of Napoleon III (1808-1873) encompassed the Second French Empire (1852-1870) rather than the reverse, ...Read Review