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Historical Fiction September 2017
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A fine imitation : a novel
by Amber Brock
Enduring a life of lonely desperation in spite of her beauty, pedigree and Park Avenue penthouse, Vera is drawn to a secretive French artist who is painting a mural in her coveted building, a relationship that reminds her about a talented forger from her past who nearly cost her everything.
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The address : a novel
by Fiona Davis
Struggling to rebuild after rehab, an interior designer leaps at a chance to renovate her heiress cousin's lavish apartment and learns the scandalous history of a distant ancestor's connection to the murder of the building's architect a century earlier.
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A column of fire
by Ken Follett
A half-century love affair between a man in service to Elizabeth I and a woman on the opposing side of England's religious divide is challenged by violent ideological power shifts, torn loyalties and the queen's circle of spies, in a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes The Pillars of the Earth.
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A strange Scottish shore
by Juliana Gray
Two researchers investigate a mysterious object that, according to local legend, once belonged to a supernatural selkie, that turns up in an ancient Scottish castle in 1906 in this new adventure from the author of A Most Extraordinary Pursuit.
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The twelve-mile straight : a novel
by Eleanor Henderson
When a Depression-era girl gives birth to twins including one that is dark skinned, a black man is murdered amid allegations of rape, an act that reverberates throughout the plantation and forces the young mother to raise her children in an environment fraught with precarious lies.
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This Side of Murder
by Anna Lee Huber
The Great war is over and Verity Kent’s grief over the loss of her husband pierces anew when she receives a cryptic letter, suggesting her beloved Sidney may have committed treason before his untimely death. The mystery sender knows too much—including the fact that during the war, Verity worked for the Secret Service, something not even Sidney knew.
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The Good People
by Hannah Kent
Three women in 19th-century Ireland bond over a shared effort to rescue a child from a superstitious community that believes that his trauma-related inability to speak indicates that he is a changeling responsible for a series of misfortunes.
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The signal flame : a novel
by Andrew Krivak
Follows three generations of men and women from a war-torn family in Pennsylvania as they grieve those lost during both World Wars and Vietnam.
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Focus on: Biblical Figures
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| The Secret Chord by Geraldine BrooksTasked with writing the life story of the now-aged ruler, King David, the prophet Natan combines his own recollections with those of the people who either love David (despite his many flaws) or hate him (for betraying them in his quest for power). While The Secret Chord is primarily a character-driven story, it illuminates the landscapes and culture of Israel's Second Iron Age. |
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| Sarah: A Novel by Marek HalterBorn into privilege, Sarai flees an arranged marriage and meets a nomad boy named Abram, to whom she feels powerfully drawn. Unable to go with Abram but unwilling to return to her old life, Sarai becomes a priestess of Ishtar. Years later, Sarai is reunited with Abram and together they begin a journey of faith and love that will change history. |
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Esther : a dangerous beauty novel
by Angela Elwell Hunt
When Xerxes, king of Persia, issues a call for beautiful young women, Hadassah, a Jewish orphan living in Susa, is forcibly taken to the palace of the pagan ruler. The girl known to the Persians as Esther wins the king's heart and a queen's crown. When she learns that an evil man has won the king's permission to exterminate all Jews, she risks her life in order to save her people...and bind her husband's heart.
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Seven days to the sea : an epic novel of the Exodus
by Rebecca Kohn
Miryam, Moses' sister, watches over him as he grows up in Egypt and sacrifices her own happiness to help him fulfill his destiny, while his wife,Tzipporal, a follower of the Goddess, questions his role and the harshness of his god
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| The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen by Tosca LeeCast aside after her mother's death and father's subsequent remarriage, young Bilqis relies on her wits to survive life at court and claim her birthright as Queen of Sheba. But she meets her match when she journeys to Israel on a diplomatic mission to King Solomon. Fleshing out an enigmatic figure mentioned only briefly in the Bible and the Quran, Tosca Lee presents a strong and independent female ruler worthy of her legendary status. |
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