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Enrico G
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The hero of this fictionalised memoir is the author’s great-grandfather, Enrico Gardini. A real-life hero, Enrico is a courageous but ordinary man ...Read Review
A Lady for All Seasons
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This witty comedy-of-errors is a delightful spin on the traditional Regency-era romance. After Verbena Montrose’s father loses their family fortune, she must ...Read Review
A Land Aflame
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The Second Punic War during the Spanish Campaign of 215-206 BCE. Rome has triumphed over Carthage in Italy and Sicily, but in Spain… ...Read Review
The Domesday Cows
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1086, near Chester, in the border territory between England and Wales, Nora, twelve-year-old daughter of the village thane, is horrified when her mother plots ...Read Review
Cut on the Bias
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Justice or retribution? The life of Rebecca Davies, an Australian woman committed to the protection of women in need, centers around this stark ...Read Review
The Heir of Whitestone
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Catherine Coulter’s impressive list of novels already includes 12 in the Sherbrooke series, and The Heir of Whitestone builds on that world of ...Read Review
The Spy Keeper of Marseille
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It’s 1941, and France is under occupation by the Nazis. Zelie, a widowed officer’s wife, is a major cog in the French ...Read Review
Demons and Diplomacy
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It’s 1851, and for starters, Queen Victoria is a vampire. The “Great Revelation” that Her Majesty enjoys feasting on human blood has brought ...Read Review
An Immaculate Deception
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An Immaculate Deception is the debut novel of Brazilian writer, Isabela Livino – and what an impressive debut it is. Described as Gothic fiction, ...Read Review
Tiodora’s Letters: An Enslaved Woman’s Fight for Family and Freedom
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The introduction to this graphic novel sets the stage for a tale about an enslaved woman in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1866, who ...Read Review
