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Historical Fiction November 2017
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| The Vengeance of Mothers: The Journals of Margaret Kelly & Molly McGill by Jim FergusIn this sequel to One Thousand White Women, participants in a federal "Brides for Indians" program have lost their Cheyenne husbands in a brutal attack by the U.S. Army. The Vengeance of Mothers describes the experiences of two widowed sisters and their rebellion against the U.S. government, interspersing their diary entries with accounts of the events up to the Great Sioux War of 1876. |
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| Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Elizabeth MillerReports of abundant land in Kansas Territory convince Charles Ingalls that his family's future lies west of the Mississippi. His (pregnant) wife Caroline is apprehensive, but dutifully packs up their belongings and prepares for a 700-mile covered wagon journey. Authorized by the Little House literary estate, Caroline unfolds from the perspective of Ma Ingalls; the narrative bridges the events of Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie, in case you're inspired to revisit the original series. |
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A fugitive in Walden Woods
by Norman Lock
After escaping slavery in Virginia, Samuel Long travels the Underground Railroad to Walden Pond where he meets Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and a host of other transcendentalists and abolitionists and experiences his coming-of-age while his hosts receive a lesson in human dignity. Original.
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The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
By 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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| Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli BrownKidnapped in 1819 by notorious pirate Mad Hannah Mabbot, chef Owen "Wedge" Wedgewood wonders why his life has been spared. It turns out that fine dining experiences are few and far between on the high seas. Charged (on pain of death) with creating sumptuous spreads from such unpromising provisions as gruel, rat meat, and moldy potatoes, Wedge gradually becomes a vital member of the crew. Atmospheric and rich in tantalizing culinary descriptions, Cinnamon and Gunpowder also provides a fast-paced, swashbuckling sea story. |
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| The Wedding Officer by Anthony CapellaAlthough James Gould's official title is "wedding officer," his actual duties require him to prevent marriages between the Allied soldiers stationed in Naples and their Italian girlfriends. The locals, perplexed by the polite young British captain who won't accept bribes, send widow Livia Pertini to cook for him, hoping that she'll distract him from their illegal activities. So Livia sets to work seducing James with her cooking, never expecting to fall for him. Lavish descriptions of food and cooking make this World War II love story a sensual feast for readers. |
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| John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence NorfolkAfter the death of his mother -- an accused witch in a pre-Civil War England where the Protestant Reformation is beginning to take hold -- John Saturnall becomes a kitchen boy at Buckland Manor, the estate of Sir William Fremantle, where his refined palate and culinary talents ensure his eventual promotion to head cook -- and attract the attention of Sir William's headstrong daughter, Lucretia. But when Lucretia's father promises her hand in marriage to her loutish cousin, Lucretia's protest takes the form of a hunger strike -- and it's up to John to entice her to break her fast. For another lush, dramatic tale about an orphan boy who rises to the rank of master chef and employs his talents to woo his lady love, try Elle Newmark's The Book of Unholy Mischief, set in Venice during the Renaissance. |
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The devil's feast
by Miranda Carter
Investigative team Blake and Avery find themselves entangled in a discreet murder investigation at a grand gentleman's club shaped by political conflicts, personal vendettas and England's first celebrity chef.
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The second death
by Peter Tremayne
As the Kingdom of Muman prepares to celebrate the Great Fair of Cashel in A.D. 671 Ireland, Fidelma and Edulf must solve the mystery surrounding the death of a wagon driver and the rotting corpse found in the back of the wagon before the fair begins.
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