Tracey Warr
The Manhattan Girls
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In 1920s New York, Prohibition is in force, and four women—renowned wit, Dorothy Parker; beautiful and gifted actress, Winifred Lenihan; journalist, Jane ...Read Review
Hex: Darkland Tales
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At 12 noon on 4 December 1591, fifteen-year-old Geillis Duncan was hung as a witch in Edinburgh. She was one of over 70 people, mainly women and ...Read Review
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, 1)
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Historical FantasyMystery/Crime
Set in Edwardian England, A Marvellous Light is a magical murder mystery. Young baronet Robin Blyth finds himself with a mystifying new job ...Read Review
The Royal Game
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The novel opens with a dispute over a will between mother and son, Agnes Paston and John Paston, which sets the tenor of ...Read Review
Cecily
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King Henry VI was nine months old when he became king of England. Shortly afterwards, he became the disputed king of France and ...Read Review
A Map of the Damage
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Tobin has created a scintillating novel of smoke and mirrors set in the glass-loaded Mirrormakers Club in London. Two narratives weave around each ...Read Review
The Silken Rose (The Rose Trilogy)
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Thirteen-year-old Ailenor of Provence travels to England to become the wife of King Henry III. The King showers her with gifts and is ...Read Review
In Byron’s Wake: The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron’s Wife and Daughter: Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace
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Seymour tells the stories of Annabella Milbanke’s short-lived marriage to Byron, and of their daughter, Ada. We are gripped by the spectacle ...Read Review
The Glovemaker’s Daughter
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The novel opens with an account of the persecution of Quakers in 17th-century England, set out in the journal of Rejoice (or Joy) ...Read Review
False Rumours
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In the stormy summer of 1483, the cathedral town of Condom in Gascony is an important centre for pilgrims walking the Compostela route. Belina ...Read Review