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Historical Fiction July 2021
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| All the Children Are Home by Patry FrancisIn a small Massachusetts town in the late 1950s, a couple with three foster children take in a fourth -- a young indigenous girl whose sudden arrival brings this chosen family closer together. The four foster children are survivors of traumatic abuse and neglect, and author Patry Francis does not shy away from the heartwrenching truth of their experiences. |
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The Dream Weavers
by Barbara Erskine
Mercia, 788 AD In the grand Saxon halls of Mercia, King Offa rules with cold ambition. His youngest daughter Eadburh is destined for an arranged marriage, but with reckless spirit her heart is taken by a Welsh prince, a man she can never be matched with and who is quickly and cruelly taken from her. Eadburh inherited her father's ruthless ways but it's the gifts passed down from her mother that are far more dangerous. She is determined to carve her own place in the world, yet her path could cause war.
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The forest of vanishing stars
by Kristin Harmel
Raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe after being kidnapped, a young German woman, in 1941, vows to teach a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror how to survive in the forest until she is betrayed as her past and present collide.
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Great circle
by Maggie Shipstead
A century after daredevil female aviator Marian Graves’s disappearance in Antarctica, actress Hadley Baxter is cast to play her and immerses herself in the role as their fates — and their dreams — become intertwined.
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Island Queen
by Vanessa Riley
A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself her mother and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier and planter.
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| The Hidden Palace by Helene WeckerSet in early 20th century New York, Polish golem Chava and Syrian jinni Ahmad reunite and try to build a life together, hidden among humans and in the shadow of major historical events. The Hidden Palace is the long-awaited sequel to The Golem and the Jinni. |
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People of Abandoned Character
by Clare Whitfield
What would you do if you thought your husband was Jack the Ripper? A dark historical crime novel.
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The personal librarian
by Marie Benedict
Hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library, Belle de Costa Greene becomes one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she keeps.
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A Room Made of Leaves
by Kate Grenville
All her life she has learned to be obliging, to fold herself up small. Now, in the vast landscapes of an unknown continent, Elizabeth has to discover a strength she never imagined, and passions she could never express. Inspired by the real life of a remarkable woman, this is an extraordinarily rich, beautifully wrought novel of resilience, courage and the mystery of human desire.
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The secret keeper of Jaipur
by Alka Joshi
Back in the Pink City where he was once a wily street urchin, Malik, assigned to help Samir Singh’s feckless son Ravi build the new public cinema, finds his livelihood, reputation and the people he loves most threatened after Ravi implicates him in a ruthless scandal.
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The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
by India Holton
A member of the Wisteria Society, Cecilia Bassingwaite, an ideal Victorian lady who is also a thief, meets her match in a sometimes assassin who has been hired to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society.
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