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Historical Fiction May 2018
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Flight of The Hawk : The River
by W. Michael Gear
What it's about: Looking to escape his past, John Tylor joins the expedition of Manuel Lisa as a boatman, but on John's heels is a boisterous Scot who claims to be from the American Fur Company and an assassin determined to destroy Lisa's expedition.
Series Alert: This is the first in a new series. No word yet on when the next title will be out, but in the mean time give some of Michael Gear's other books a try.
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| Varina by Charles FrazierWhat it’s about: Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War, learns that her marriage of security and comfort comes at a steep price.
Why you might like it: If you enjoyed bestselling author Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain, you will rejoice as he returns to the same time period in U.S. history.
Read it for: the fascinating character study of Varina Davis through which we can ponder topics like culpability and complicity. |
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| The Other Alcott by Elise HooperIntroducing: May Alcott, sister and rival to Louisa May Alcott and the model for Amy March in Louisa’s classic Little Women, who aspires to greatness in the male-dominated art world.
Reviewers say: “Not to be missed” (Library Journal).
You might also like: Marie Benedict’s The Other Einstein, which also focuses on a less well-known relative of a historical icon, or Priya Parmar's Vanessa and Her Sister, another biographical historical novel that addresses complex sisterly relationships. |
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| Ecstasy by Mary SharrattWhat it’s about: Set amid the spectacular whirl of turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna, Ecstasy introduces readers to aspiring composer Alma Schindler, who -- while capturing the heart of the much-older conductor Gustav Mahler -- dares to defy the expectations of her time.
Who it’s for: Readers who like strong female heroines, especially women in history whose stories deserve to be better known.
You might also like: Elizabeth Hickey's The Painted Kiss, about the relationship between painter Gustav Klimt and Emilie Fleoge. |
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The Shoemaker's Wife
by Adriana Trigiani
What it's about: This intricately woven tapestry of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny follows star-crossed lovers Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who, after their first meeting in the Italian Alps, find their destinies inexplicably entwined as they build their lives in America. 200,000 first printing.
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The Wives of Henry Oades : A Novel
by Johanna Moran
What it's about: A family epic based on a true story follows the experiences of Henry Oades, who in the late 19th century loses his family to Maori kidnappers and remarries in California only to learn of his original family's escape, a situation that compels him to live in bigamy. A first novel. Original.
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Ahab's Wife, or, The Star-Gazer : A Novel
by Sena Jeter Naslund
What it's about: A novel inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick chronicles the life of Una Spenser, wife of the immortal Captain Ahab, from her Kentucky childhood, through her adventures disguised as a whaling ship cabin boy, to her various marriages
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The Diplomat's Wife
by Pam Jenoff
What it's about: In this follow-up to The Kommandant's Girl, Marta Nedermann, starting a new life in London with her husband, a British diplomat, once again becomes trapped in a web of intrigue and betrayal when Communists infiltrate British Intelligence and the traitor is linked to her past. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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The Centurion's Wife
by T. Davis Bunn
What it's about: Facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to Alban, a selfish Roman soldier who is assigned by Palestine's governor to uncover the truth behind rumors of a political execution gone awry, Leah is secretly commissioned by the governor's wife to also discover what really has become of the dead man, an obscure rabbi whose death and missing body are causing such furor. Simultaneous.
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