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Historical Fiction March 2020
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Deacon King Kong
by James McBride
In the aftermath of a 1969 Brooklyn church deacon’s public shooting of a local drug dealer, the community’s African-American and Latinx witnesses find unexpected support from each other when they are targeted by violent mobsters.
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Chain of Gold
by Cassandra Clare
A new series by the best-selling author of the Dark Artifices trilogy returns to the world of the Shadowhunters, where a young warrior immerses herself in elite supernatural salons before an outbreak of demon attacks places London under quarantine.
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Things in Jars
by Jess Kidd
Woman detective Bridie Devine investigates the kidnapping of a nobleman’s illegitimate daughter, whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the attention of sinister collectors in the underworld’s curiosities trade.
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A Girl of the Limberlost
by Gene Stratton-Porter
One of the most beloved novels of its era, A Girl of the Limberlost is a masterpiece of pastoral literature. Protagonist Elnora Comstock is deeply enamored of the enchanting forest known as the Limberlost in which she has grown up. When logging trucks and oil rigs begin to dominate the landscape she loves, Elnora draws a line in the sand and chooses a different life for herself and her family. Will she be able to scrape by without the easy money that these endeavors would surely provide?
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Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Originally written as a boys' adventure novel, Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has received praise from a range of writers, including Henry James and Jorge Luis Borges. Set around events in eighteenth century Scotland, such as the "Appin Murder" that happened in the wake of the Jacobite Rising, it skillfully and sympathetically portrays the political situation of the time. A sequel, titled Catriona, was published in 1893.
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The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas
Craving some first-rate historical fiction? Slip into this tale of intrigue and romance from Alexandre Dumas (pere), who is regarded by critics as one of the masters of the genre. In The Black Tulip, turmoil befalls the Dutch aristocracy and the nation struggles to regain its international standing. An unusual horticulture prize is devised as a way to channel the country's attention toward something positive, and an unlikely romance blossoms as a result.
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Lorna Doone
by R. D. Blackmore
This romantic classic from British author R. D. Blackmore has something for everyone—a detailed historical account of the turbulent lives of English farmers in the seventeenth century, a gripping tale of star-crossed lovers, epic family feuds, struggles for power, and much more. Fans of works like Pride and Prejudice and The Grapes of Wrath will love Lorna Doone.
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