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Historical Fiction March 2024
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| The Fox Wife by Yangsze ChooSteeped in Japanese folklore, this lush and intricately plotted novel is set in 1908 Manchuria, where teacher-turned-P.I. Bao Gong investigates the identity of a local woman found dead in the snow, while rumors spread in the community about shape-shifting fox spirits. The story of a mysterious, vengeance-seeking young woman named Snow unfolds in parallel, until the narratives converge in unanticipated and historically significant ways. |
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Burma sahib : a novel by Paul TherouxAn Eton graduate is conscripted as a servant of the British Empire to oversea local policemen in Burma, forcing him to navigate social , racial and class politics in the new novel by the acclaimed author of The Mosquito Coast.
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Beyond the door of no return by David DiopDrawing on the richness and lyricism of Senegal's oral traditions, this fantastical story traces the obsession of a renowned botanist who, while on a research expedition in West Africa, becomes obsessed with finding a young woman of noble birth rumored to be the revenant.
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The rumor game : a novel by Thomas MullenWhen a reporter Anne Lemire's story about Nazi propaganda intersects with Special Agent Devon Mulvey's investigation into the death of a factory worker, they are led down a dangerous trail of espionage, organized crime and domestic fascism, which threatens to engulf the city in violence.
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Broadway butterfly : a jazz age slaying by Sara DivelloDaily News crime reporter Julia Harpman investigates the murder of a scandalous 1923 flapper, who was found dead with a bottle of chloroform and all her jewelry missing, in a true crime novel based on a notorious unsolved murder.
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The hidden life of Cecily Larson : a novel by Ellen BakerNow 94 and living a quiet life, Cecily Larson, when her family surprises her with an at-home DNA test, finds the unexpected results not only bringing to light the tragic love story she's kept hidden for decades but also calls into question everything about the family she's raised and claimed as her own.
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The lost Van Gogh : a novel by Jonathan SantloferAlternating between his perilous hunt for the Lost Van Gogh, and the glamorous life John Decker remade for himself after serving time for forgery, this intricately woven historical thriller follows Luke Perrone as he unearths several mysteries best left untouched as he gets closer to the truth.
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Cahokia jazz : a novel by Francis SpuffordA detective and his indigenous jazz pianist partner investigate a seemingly ordinary murder that ultimately threatens to unravel the peace and reveal hidden secrets in an alternate history version of 1920s America where Native American populations thrived.
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