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Historical Fiction August 2017
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| The Half-Drowned King: A Novel by Linnea HartsuykerSurviving his stepfather's plot to have him killed during a raiding voyage, Ragnvald Eysteinsson vows to seek revenge and reclaim his stolen birthright. The young warrior pledges his loyalty to Harald of Vestfold, a king determined to unite Norway under his rule, while Ragnvald's sister Svanhild, faced with an arranged marriage, must make a difficult decision about her future. This 1st book in a forthcoming trilogy presents an exciting Viking saga that should appeal to fans of Cecilia Holland's Corban Loosestrife novels or Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories. |
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The daughters of Ireland
by Santa Montefiore
Renovations of a family estate that was decimated by the Irish revolt are complicated by childhood memories, lost love, a wrenching decision to give up a child and a lingering desire for revenge years after a devastating betrayal. Trade paper available. 25,000 first printing.
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| The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate QuinnBy 1947, Charlotte "Charlie" St. Clair is desperate to find out what happened to her cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war. With her college career on hold due to an unplanned pregnancy, Charlie pursues her only lead: hard-drinking retired spy Eve Gardiner, who has her own private reasons for helping Charlie and whose story is revealed in flashbacks. Inspired by the exploits of a real-life World War I intelligence network, this novel sends its flawed, but sympathetic characters on a life-changing journey across post-WWII Europe as they investigate the past and contemplate their futures. |
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The saboteur
by Andrew Gross
"Based on a true story, in 1943 the Norwegian resistance is on a mission to thwart Nazi development of nuclear weapons. Parachuting onto the most unforgiving terrain in Europe, Kurt Nordstrum and his team attempt the most daring raid of the war"
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The last Tudor
by Philippa Gregory
A latest historical novel by the best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl reimagines the lives of Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters, who respectively endure imprisonment, a secret marriage and marginalization under the suspicious eyes of Tudor queens Mary and Elizabeth.
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| Grace: A Novel by Natashia DeónGrace is the name that Josey's mother, Naomi, would have given her, had she not been murdered by slave-catchers shortly after giving birth to the blonde, light-skinned child of her former owner. Yet not even death can keep Naomi from watching over her daughter, who grows up on an Alabama plantation and experiences the turmoil of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Narrated by Naomi, Grace utilizes flashbacks from Naomi's life to draw parallels between her experiences and that of her daughter in a moving novel that explores an unbreakable bond between parent and child. |
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Before We Were Yours: A Novel
by Lisa Wingate
Born on a shantyboat in the Mississippi River, 12-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings are taken from their impoverished parents by the Tennessee Children's Home Society and placed in a Memphis orphanage. As Rill recounts her struggle to keep her sisters and brother together, present-day scenes hint at the family's fate. Inspired by a real-life scandal in which children stolen from their families were sold to wealthy childless couples, Before We Were Yours is a good bet for fans of Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train.
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| TransAtlantic: A Novel by Colum McCannSpanning 150 years and two continents, this family saga from National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann ties Frederick Douglass' 1845 journey to Ireland with the first trans-Atlantic flight made in 1919 by two British aviators and with the work of U.S. Senator George Mitchell on the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. These great men and the events they're connected to are also linked to a servant girl named Lily, who in 1846 leaves Dublin for New York. A meditation on time, memory, freedom, and war, this complex novel is "an experience to savor" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Last Painting of Sara De Vos: A Novel by Dominic SmithParallel narratives unfold and eventually converge in this multi-layered novel, which explores the legacy of fictional 17th-century Dutch painter Sara de Vos. The artist's masterpiece, At the Edge of a Wood, is stolen from Manhattan attorney Marty de Groot's Upper East Side residence in 1957 and replaced with a skillfully executed forgery that remains a secret for decades -- until museum curator Ellie Shipley, who created the fake, is confronted by the two versions of the painting. Don't miss this richly detailed and complex meditation on art and identity by the author of Bright and Distant Shores. |
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| The Perfume Collector: A Novel by Kathleen TessaroA surprise inheritance sends 1950s London socialite Grace Munroe to Paris in search of her mysterious benefactor. Upon arrival, Grace meets elderly Russian perfumer Madame Zed, who tells her the story of Eva d’Orsey, a hotel maid in 1927 New York whose life takes some dramatic and unexpected turns, thanks to a series of fateful encounters. Steeped in the craft and culture of perfumery, this atmospheric novel shifts back and forth in time to reveal the connection between Grace and Eva. |
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