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1794 : the city between the bridges : a novel
by Niklas Natt och Dag
In 1794 Stockholm, Jean Mickel Cardell, the one-armed watchman, investigates the death of Eric Three Roses' beautiful wife on their wedding night at the behest of the girl's mother, who is desperate for justice.
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All the queen's spies : a novel
by Oliver Clements
Philosopher and astronomer John Dee travels to Prague to convince the Emperor to help decode an ancient book that could control the levers of heaven and earth, in the third novel of the series following The Queen's Men.
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Beyond that, the sea
by Laura Spence-Ash
A young girl is sent from London to live in America during World War II and fits in so seamlessly with her new family that she is hesitant to return to post-war England when she is called home.
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Brotherless night : a novel
by V. V. Ganeshananthan
A 16-year-old Sri Lankan woman, Sashi, is hoping to become a doctor but instead watches her four beloved brothers get caught up in violent political ideologies that result in a devastating civil war. 50,000 first printing.
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All that is hidden
by Rhys Bowen
Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is shocked when her husband tells her they are moving to Fifth Avenue and that he's running for sheriff, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Wild Irish Rose. 60,000 first printing.
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The cargo from Neira
by Alys Clare
"February, 1605. A series of killings shake the quiet life of Devon's Tavy valley. Country doctor Gabriel Taverner, summoned by the coroner to examine the bodies, believes that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious woman recently discovered in shocking circumstances. Gabriel is determined to solve the mystery, and soon uncovers clues that link his unexpected patient to the brutal killings. Prominent among them is the strange and recurring theme of nutmegs. A precious spice from far-flung islands in a distant sea and already in demand, its high cost is increasing daily since the rumour has spread that it is a cure for the plague . . . Gabriel finds himself caught in a deadly rivalry involving a greater prize and more ruthless players than he could have imagined. Fighting to protect his family and friends from dangerous involvement in this savage race, will he be able to emerge alive?"
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Courting dragons
by Jeri Westerson
"1529, London. Jester Will Somers knows all of King Henry VIII's secrets. But when he discovers a body in a courtyard at Greenwich Palace, and a blackmail note arrives soon after demanding information about the king, can he prevent one of his own closelyguarded secrets being exposed while also thwarting a plot against the monarch?"
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Coronation year : a novel
by Jennifer Robson
Follows the owner and three very different residents of the Blue Lion Hotel as London prepares to celebrate the upcoming coronation of the Queen in 1953 in the new novel by the author of The Gown. 30,000 first printing.
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Essex dogs
by Dan Jones
A group of unruly archers and men-at-arms land on the beaches of Normandy in 1346 to fight for the throne in the fiction debut of the best-selling New York Times historian behind Powers and Thrones. 60,000 first printing. Maps.
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The daughters of Madurai : a novel
by Rajasree Variyar
"The Daughters of Madurai is both a page-turning mystery and a heartrending story of the fraught family dynamics and desperate choices that face a young mother in India. Spanning 1990s South India and present-day Australia, the novel follows Janani, a mother who will do anything to save her unborn daughter, and Nila, a young woman who embarks on a life-changing journey of self-discovery"
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The great reclamation
by Rachel Heng
With the future of their fishing village in jeopardy after the Japanese army invades Singapore, Ah Boon, gifted with the unique ability to locate bountiful, movable islands that no one else can find, and Siok Mei, the spirited girl he has come to love, must decide who they want to be.
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Hang the moon : a novel
by Jeannette Walls
After encouraging her younger step-brother to participate in daredevil activities leads to an accident, Sallie Kincaid is cast out of her family, in the new novel from the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Glass Castle.
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Homestead
by Melinda Moustakis
A young couple in 1956 Anchorage work hard at homesteading in an attempt to secure a deed to their land as the Territory of Alaska moves toward statehood and inescapable change. 75,000 first printing.
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The house is on fire
by Rachel Beanland
Told from the perspectives of four people whose actions changed the course of history, this masterful work of historical fiction takes readers back to 1811 Richmond, Virginia, where, on the night after Christmas, the city's only theater burned to the ground, tearing apart a community.
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The house of Eve : a novel
by Sadeqa Johnson
In 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, the lives of 15-year-old Ruby Pearsall, whose taboo affair threatens her dreams of being the first in her family to attend college, and Eleanor Quarles, who hopes having a baby will gain her husband's wealthy family's acceptance, collide in the most unexpected of ways.
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Independence : a novel
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
In 1947 India, three sisters, after their father, a well-respected doctor, is killed during a riot and their neighbors turn against them, find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths due to events beyond their control. 50,000 first printing.
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The last Russian doll
by Kristen Loesch
A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center.
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The London Sâeance Society
by Sarah Penner
In 1873, Lenna Wickes accompanies acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire to England where they team up with London's exclusive Seance Society to solve a high-profile murder and soon suspect they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves. 200,000 first printing.
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The long march home : a World War II novel of the Pacific
by Marcus Brotherton
"Inspired by a true story, three best friends from Mobile, Alabama are captured in the Philippines during WWII--they vow to return home together. They struggle to survive against impossible odds that becomes known as the Bataan Death March"
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Loyalty
by Lisa Scottoline
Set during the rise of the Mafia in 19th-century Sicily, this epic story of good vs evil follows four individuals—a desperate lemon grower; an idealistic lawyer with a secret life; a new mother; and a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew—as their lives collide.
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Miss Newbury's list
by Megan Walker
Creating a list of ten things to do before her marriage to the Duke of Marlow, Rosalind Newbury enlists the help of her best friend, Liza, and prodigal son-turned-boxer, Charlie, with whom she falls in love, forcing her to choose between following her heart and family duty. Original.
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The night travelers : a novel
by Armando Lucas Correa
Separated by time but united by sacrifice, four women experience love, loss, war and hope from the rise of Nazism to the fall of the Berlin Wall as they embark on journeys of self-discovery and find themselves to be living testaments to the power of maternal love.
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Only the beautiful
by Susan Meissner
In 1947, Helen Calvert, returning to her brother's vineyard in America for good after witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler's brutal pursuit of hereditary purity, is drawn into battle at home when she discovers what really happened to the vinedresser's pregnant daughter she had long ago befriended.
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The secret diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho : a novel
by Paterson Joseph
In 1746 Georgian London, Charles Ignatius Sancho, a young Black man and escaped slave, after an unexpected twist of fate, meets the king, writes and plays highly acclaimed music, becomes the first Black person to vote in Britain and leads the fight to end slavery. 75,000 first printing.
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Small mercies : a novel
by Dennis Lehane
In 1974 Boston, as a heatwave blankets the city, Mary Pat Fennessey, in a desperate search for her missing daughter, asks questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, who doesn't take kindly to anyone who threatens his business. 150,000 first printing.
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The three lives of Alix St. Pierre
by Natasha Lester
Alix St. Pierre, a spy during Worl War II, finds her new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior threatened by the arrival of a figure from the war, making her realize only she can right the wrongs of the past—and finally find justice. 200,000 first printing.
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