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A Good Deliverance

By Toby Clements - Published 2024

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1468, nearly Pentecost. Sir Thomas Malory, seasoned courtier, is arrested by King Edward’s men whilst enjoying the haven of his sunny Warwickshire garden. ...Read Review

The Lost Queen

By Carol McGrath - Published 2024

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Biographical Fiction

1191. A third crusade is inexorable: King Richard of England (and Duke of much of France) takes up arms to win back Jerusalem, held ...Read Review

The Paris Muse

By Louisa Treger - Published 2024

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Artist’s muse: a sublime devotee, one could presuppose. For controversial French creative Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso’s lover in the perspective-changing art ...Read Review