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Historical Fiction July 2018
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| The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle GableWhat it is: an inspired-by-real-life tale of love, politics, and glamour, starring a young Jack Kennedy -- an up-and-coming congressman from Hyannis Port, MA -- and Alicia Darr, the Polish immigrant with whom he fell in love.
For fans of: multi-generational family sagas -- or, of course, the Kennedy family.
Reviewers say: “An alternate Kennedy family history that will leave readers wondering whether America knew the real JFK at all” (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise ValmorbidaWhat it’s about: In 1923 Italy, 25-year-old Maria Vittoria is almost too old to marry, but her life’s path changes when she weds Achille, a veteran of the Great War. Together they open a small grocery, and over the next few decades, Maria experiences all the good and the bad that life offers.
Is it for you? Yes, if you like multi-generational sagas about women’s lives, Italian history, and are interested in the period between the World Wars. |
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| The Kid by Ron HansenWhat it's about: In 1880s New Mexico Territory, young gunslinger Billy the Kid falls in with a gang of thieves and becomes enmeshed in the Lincoln County War, giving birth to the myth we all know today.
Reviewers say: Author Ron Hansen presents this "very good and tangled story in a spry and inventive way” (The New York Times).
Further reading: If you also enjoy nonfiction, you might want to seek out Michael Wallis’ biography Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride. |
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| Becoming Bonnie: The Crash of the Century: When Bonnie Met Clyde by Jenni L. WalshWhat it’s about: We’ve all heard of the notorious couple Bonnie and Clyde -- but what led Bonnelyn Parker down the primrose path to a life of crime? Follow her from her poverty-stricken Texas beginnings into a 1927 speakeasy, where she takes a second job to help support her family -- and meets one Clyde Barrow.
Keep an eye out for: Side by Side, the sequel to Becoming Bonnie, which published in June. |
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The ballad of Black Bart
by Loren D Estleman
What it's about: The four-time Shamus Award-winning author of Cape Hell depicts the suspenseful Old West rivalry between a legendary Wells Fargo chief of detectives and a notorious stagecoach robber who between heists poses as an upper-class San Francisco gentleman.
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El Paso : a novel
by Winston Groom
What it's about: The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of Forrest Gump presents a sweeping epic inspired by the Mexican Revolution and the border wars of the early 20th century, tracing in six parts the rivalry between legendary outlaw Pancho Villa and a thrill-seeking tycoon.
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Maid Marian : a novel
by Elsa Watson
What it's about: Widowed under mysterious circumstances at a very young age, orphan Marian Fitzwater becomes a ward of the crusading King Richard and seeks the help of outlaw Robin Hood to escape the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, who would make Marian a pawn in one of her devious schemes.
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The sons of Grady Rourke
by Douglas Savage
What it's about: A historical western that focuses on the infamous Lincoln County War of 1878, fought in Lincoln, New Mexico, and featuring Billy the Kid's last great gunfight.
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Brandon, Mississippi 39042
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http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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