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Historical Fiction September 2018
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Recent and Upcoming Releases |
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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
by Imogen Hermes Gowar
When one of his trading vessels returns to 18th-century London with the remarkable body of a mermaid, Jonah gains entry into high society and falls in love with a highly accomplished courtesan, with unexpected consequences.
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The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason
A young doctor and nurse fall in love while navigating the brutal realities of World War I at an underequipped and understaffed field hospital in the Carpathian Mountains.
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Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
by Sarah Bird
In 1864 Missouri, newly freed slave Cathy Williams makes the difficult decision to fight in the Army, disguised as a man, with the Buffalo Soldiers.
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Courtney's War
by Wilbur A Smith
While Gerhard works for the Fatherland in the hopes of overthrowing Hitler, Special Operations Executive Saffron Courtney outmaneuvers a spymaster in occupied Belgium to ascertain how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network.
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The Thirty-One Kings
by Robert J. Harris
John Buchan's famed hero from The 39 Steps is called back into duty to find a person code named "Roland" who possesses a valuable secret and is believed to have been captured by Nazi agents in 1940 France.
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden Bishop must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape the curse, in a world filled with enemies where nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
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The Ninth Hour
by Alice McDermott
A portrait of the Irish-American experience is presented through the story of an Irish immigrant's suicide and how it reverberates through innumerable lives in early 20th-century Catholic Brooklyn.
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The Paris Seamstress
by Natasha Lester
Fabienne Bissette journeys to the Met's annual gala for an exhibit featuring the work of her ailing grandmother - a legend of women's fashion design. But as Fabienne begins to learn more about her beloved grandmother's past, she uncovers a story of tragedy, heartbreak and family secrets that will dramatically change her own life.
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