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Historical Fiction August 2018
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| Rust & Stardust by T. GreenwoodWhat it is: a suspenseful novel based on the shocking 1948 kidnapping case that inspired Vladimir Nabokov's controversial Lolita.
Who it's for: fans of literary crime fiction based on real events, such as Emma Cline's The Girls or Emma Flint's Little Deaths.
You might also like: Sarah Weinman's The Real Lolita, a nonfiction account of the abduction of Sally Horner. |
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The neighborhood : a novel
by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Nobel Prize-winning author of The Discreet Hero presents a politically charged detective novel set against a backdrop of the 1990s Peruvian underworld and the corrupt years of Alberto Fujimori's presidency, following two high-society couples as they become embroiled in a disturbing vortex of erotic adventures and politically driven blackmail.
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| Manhattan Beach by Jennifer EganWhat it is: a lyrical, character-driven novel that follows Anna Kerrigan from adolescence, when her mob-connected father disappears, to adulthood, when she becomes the first female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard.
Read it for: a complex protagonist, a vivid recreation of New York City during the Great Depression and World War II, and meticulously researched details of a diver's life during this period. |
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White chrysanthemum
by Mary Lynn Bracht
Having spent her entire youth under Japanese occupation, a young woman in World War II-era Korea follows in her mother's footsteps as an elite female diver only to be forced into prostitution in order to save her beloved younger sister, who decades later resolves to find healing and closure from the ghosts of the past.
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In his father's footsteps : a novel
by Danielle Steel
"In His Father's Footsteps is an unforgettable new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestsellers have made her one of America's favorite storytellers"
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The Women in the Castle: A Novel
by Jessica Shattuck
Once a fashionable gathering place for Germany's smart set, the Bavarian castle of Burg Lingenfels is now, in the immediate aftermath of World War II, a crumbling ruin. This character-driven novel follows Marianne von Lingenfels, who offers shelter to Benita Fledermann and Ania Grabarek, the widows of men who fought for the resistance alongside her late husband. Their harrowing experiences forge strong bonds of friendship, but changing circumstances introduce tensions that will tear them apart. With its flawed characters and unflinching examination of the moral dilemmas faced by ordinary people living under authoritarian regimes, this novel may appeal to readers who enjoyed Maria Hummel's Motherland.
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