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Historical Fiction September 2017
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| The Body in the Clouds: A Novel by Ashley HayA lovingly rendered Sydney Harbor provides the setting for this stylistically complex novel. Three interconnected storylines introduce real-life 18th-century English astronomer William Dawes; 1930s laborer Ted Dawes, who watches a man fall off a bridge and miraculously survive; and 21st-century banker Dan Kopek, who returns to Australia after living abroad. The Body in the Clouds offers a lyrical meditation on the passage of time and the meaning of home. |
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| Grace: A Novel by Paul Lynch"You are the strong one now," Grace Coyle's mother tells her as she cuts off the 14-year-old's hair and sends her out into the world disguised as a boy. Accompanied by her younger brother, Grace undertakes a harrowing trek across famine-stricken Ireland in a bleak yet achingly lyrical coming-of-age story that may remind readers of Sebastian Barry's A Long, Long Way or Days Without End. |
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| The Daughters of Ireland by Santa MontefioreIn the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, Castle Deverill lies in ruins, while its previous inhabitants, cousins Kitty and Celia Deverill, and their friend Bridie Doyle, assess the lives they're now living and the difficult choices they've made out of necessity. Driven by lost loves, hidden regrets, and scandalous family secrets, this historical family saga is the 2nd book in the Deverill Chronicles, after The Girl in the Castle. |
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Hum if you don't know the words
by Bianca Marais
Growing up parallel but very different lives built on apartheid in 1970s Johannesburg, a white girl from a secure family and a Xhosa widow in a rural village meet by chance in the wake of The Soweto Uprising, during which the girl's parents are killed and the widow's daughter goes missing. A first novel.
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The nearness of you
by Dorothy Garlock
A sheltered librarian in a mid-20th century small-town community finds her secret wish for adventure granted in unexpected ways by a reckless but alluring photographer who changes her life by taking her picture at the height of a local fall festival. By the best-selling author of Twice in a Lifetime.
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Focus on: Biblical Figures
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| The Secret Chord by Geraldine BrooksThis "psychologically astute" (Publishers Weekly) portrait of the biblical King David traces his astonishing rise from shepherd to bandit to warrior to king. Tasked with writing the life story of the now-aged ruler, the prophet Natan combines his own recollections with those of the people who either love David (despite his many flaws) or hate him (for betraying them in his quest for power). While The Secret Chord is primarily a character-driven story, it illuminates the landscapes and culture of Israel's Second Iron Age. |
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| Eve: A Novel by Elissa ElliottWe've all heard the story of Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden, but what happened after that? In this novel, which combines Biblical characters and ancient Mesopotamian culture, Eve tells her side of the story. Still wracked with guilt for succumbing to Lucifer's temptation, Eve recounts how she and Adam wandered the world before settling down to create their own garden. Their success in cultivating the soil, however, is matched by their failure to manage their children. Daughter Naava falls in love with the prince of a neighboring city, which results in a clash of cultures that forces the family to flee, while Cain and Abel's lifelong rivalry turns deadly in this "highly original look at Original Sin" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Sarah: A Novel by Marek HalterBorn into privilege, Sarai flees an arranged marriage and meets a nomad boy named Abram, to whom she feels powerfully drawn. Unable to go with Abram but unwilling to return to her old life, Sarai becomes a priestess of Ishtar. Years later, Sarai is reunited with Abram and together they begin a journey of faith and love that will change history. Marek Halter's retelling of the Old Testament story of Abraham and Sarah is the opening installment of the popular Canaan trilogy, which continues with Zipporah and Lilah. |
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Delilah : treacherous beauty
by Angela Elwell Hunt
Abandoned and forced to beg for food to survive, Delilah vows to one day defeat the men who have taken advantage of her, and when she meets Samson, she knows he is the key to her victory and soon hatches a plan to win, seduce and betray the hero of the Hebrews. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Rachel : a novel
by Jill Eileen Smith
A continuation of the series that includes Rebekah follows the bitter rivalry between sisters Rachel and Leah, who after enduring a competitive youth are forced by a cruel trick to share the same husband, Jacob.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
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http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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