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Historical Fiction January 2022
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The Cape doctor : a novel
by E. J. Levy
This story of one man’s journey from penniless Irish girl to one of the most well-respected physicians of his time is inspired by the life of Dr. James Miranda Barry. 50,000 first printing.
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The girl in his shadow : a novel
by Audrey Blake
When Dr. Croft takes in orphan Eleanor Beady, he doesn't realize that he's gained an apprentice. Raised amidst Croft's experiments, "Nora" becomes his most trusted assistant-an unthinkable and unlawful pursuit for a woman. Nora helps Croft's groundbreaking research and his clinic gain recognition, and she finds she doesn't mind working in the background, as long as she can continue to hone her skills. But the arrival of a new surgical resident threatens to undo all that Nora has strived for.
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Harlem shuffle
by Colson Whitehead
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence for shady cops, local gangsters and low-life pornographers after his cousin involves him in a failed heist, in the new novel from the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
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