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Historical Fiction August 2019
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| Deep River: A Novel by Karl MarlantesIntroducing: Ilmari, Aino, and Matti Koski, Finnish siblings who immigrate to the United States in the early 1900s and settle in Deep River, a hardscrabble logging community in the Pacific Northwest.
What happens: Brothers llmari and Matti risk life and limb in the timber industry, while sister Aino becomes a labor activist.
Author alert: Karl Marlantes' debut, Matterhorn, won the Society of American Historians Prize for his haunting depiction of the Vietnam War. |
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Castle on the rise : a Lost Castle novel
by Kristy Cambron
When Laine Forrester travels to France to attend her longtime friend's vineyard wedding, she expects to find a bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks--a devastating diagnosis, a castle restoration put on hold, and the emergence of deep-seated family dynamics that threaten to derail the new couple's fledgling marriage--it seems the storybook life Laine had imagined for her friend--and once, for herself--is suddenly crumbling before her eyes. With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending for one of them, Laine throws support behind her friend and agrees to accompany the couple to the groom's family home in Ireland, where the merging of a mysterious inheritance, long-buried wounds, and a fractured family set out to upend the trip from the start. It's in the unlikely corners of a historic Dublin pub, and across the wide-open moors bordering Ireland's majestic Wicklow Mountains, that Laine is slowly drawn in by the land and the people, sparking hope for something she never imagined possible: the courage to heal. But with secrets of her own--and a heart afraid to trust again--Laine must determine how much she's willing to risk in mending the broken places within herself, and whether she believes that even through the depths of our pain, a beautiful story can emerge. Set in three time-periods--the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century, Ireland's turbulent Easter week of the 1916 Rising, and present day--Castle on the Rise weaves a story of legacy, conviction, and redemption against the backdrop of Dublin's storied streets, and the stretch of Ireland's stunning emerald shores. It raises the question: given the choice between the fairy tale or a life of truly anchored faith--which legacy would you choose?
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The curse of Misty Wayfair
by Jaime Jo Wright
A century apart, two women, Thea Reed and Heidi Lane, seek information about their mothers and are led to a Wisconsin mental asylum and the legend of Misty Wayfair, a murdered woman whose presence is said to be a portent of death
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An unconditional freedom
by Alyssa Cole
Rescued from slavery after his dreams of becoming a lawyer are shattered, Daniel is offered a position with a covert organization of African-American spies, unaware that his new partner is a double agent intent on betraying him. By the author of The Extraodrinary Union. Original
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The Parisian, or, Al-Barisi : a novel
by Isabella Hammad
Studying medicine and falling in love in 1914 France, the son of a wealthy Palestinian textile merchant finds his loyalties tested by conflicts between the British government and the independence-minded nationalists of his community. A first novel.
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The far side of the world
by Patrick O'Brian
Captain Jack Aubrey, accompanied by ship's surgeon and intelligence operative, Stephen Maturin, sails for Cape Horn, assigned to intercept an American frigate that is disrupting the British whaling trade
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Sharpe's Trafalgar : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805
by Bernard Cornwell
In 1805, fresh from his adventures in India, British soldier Richard Sharpe is faced with a new enemy when the ship carrying him back to England is attacked by a French warship and he discovers that the French vessel is carrying a treaty that ignites hostilities against the British in India. 75,000 first printing.
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The Light Between Oceans: A Novel
by M.L. Stedman
What it's about: An emotionally scarred World War I veteran becomes a lighthouse keeper on a small island off the coast of Australia. When a boat washes ashore carrying an infant girl, he and his wife decide to keep the baby -- a decision with far-reaching consequences.
You might also like: Karen Viggers' The Lightkeeper's Wife, another moving novel about a lighthouse keeper who starts an unconventional family on an isolated island off the coast of Australia.
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King's captain : an Alan Lewrie naval adventure
by Dewey Lambdin
Promoted to frigate captain after proving himself in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Alan Lewrie soon finds himself under Spanish guns again as he confronts a mutiny that rages through the British fleet and the reappearance of an old enemy. By the author of Jester's Fortune. 10,000 first printing.
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The sea garden
by Deborah Lawrenson
Brilliantly interweaving three narratives, this mesmerizing story of love, mystery and murder during World War II follows three courageous women - an award-winning British landscape designer, a young, blind perfumer's apprentice and a junior British intelligence officer.
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The tiger's prey : a novel of adventure
by Wilbur A Smith
"The New York Times bestselling author of Desert God and Pharaoh adds another chapter to his popular historical saga featuring the seafaring Tom Courtney, the hero of Monsoon and Blue Horizon, with this magnificent swashbuckling saga set in the eighteenth century and packed with action, violence, romance, and rousing adventure. Tom Courtney, one of four sons of master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, once again sets sail on a treacherous journey that will take him across the vast reaches of the ocean and pit him against dangerous enemies in exotic destinations. But just as the winds propel his sails, passion drives his heart. Turning his ship towards the unknown, Tom Courtney will ultimately find his destiny--and lay the future for the Courtney family. Wilbur Smith, the world's greatest storyteller, once again recreates all the drama, uncertainty, and courage of a bygone era in this thrilling saga of the sea"
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The Iceman
by Peter T. Deutermann
A decorated submarine commander haunted by a violent youth unsettles his crew with the incrementally risky measures he takes to sink Japanese ships in the western Pacific during World War II. By the W. Y. Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific Glory
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