Terri Baker
Muse
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In her second novel, Mary Novik explores the life of a woman betrayed by a real historical poet. Muse tells the story of ...Read Review
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen
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From authors like Jane Austen (1791) to Hilary Mantel (2009, 2012), from films like The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) to The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and ...Read Review
The Crooked Maid
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The characters of international historian Dan Vyleta’s third novel inhabit the complex, war-ravaged geography of 1948 Vienna. Vyleta’s novel is part murder ...Read Review
Black Venus
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This novel explores the life of one of France’s most innovative poets, whose contribution to French literature was underappreciated during his lifetime. ...Read Review
The Sisterhood
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There is much to admire in Helen Bryan’s second novel, The Sisterhood. It consists of dual timelines: one contemporary, one set in ...Read Review
The Light Behind the Window
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Lucinda Riley’s The Light Behind the Window is a romance that frequently pushes its sentimentality to the point of melodrama. Whereas Riley ...Read Review
Lucky Bunny
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The title of Jill Dawson’s seventh novel, Lucky Bunny, is ironic. The white bunny that Queenie Dove receives as a present from ...Read Review
Road to Valor: A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
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Siblings Aili, a journalist, and Andres, a historical scholar, meticulously researched this story of a cyclist still revered in Italy as a national ...Read Review