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Historical Fiction May 2017
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| The Drowning King by Emily HollemanThis sequel to Cleopatra's Shadows opens with Egyptian ruler Ptolemy XII Auletes on his deathbed as his surviving children, waiting in the wings, conspire against him and each other. Favorite daughter Cleopatra surpasses her siblings in intelligence and ambition, but her younger brother has the support of powerful advisers. |
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The girl who knew too much
by Amanda Quick
This swiftly moving romance brims with surprising plot twists and a delightfully classy 1930's California setting. Discovering the body of a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool at an exclusive California hotel, rookie reporter Irene Glasson investigates the victim's secret about an up-and-coming man and becomes drawn to a once-famous master magician.
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The shadow sister : Star's story
by Lucinda Riley
Left at a crossroads upon the death of her elusive billionaire father, former orphan Star nervously embarks on a search for her biological heritage in London, which she ties to a headstrong ancestor, one of Edwardian society's most notorious hostesses and a mysterious man.
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Goodnight from London : a novel
by Jennifer Robson
An ambitious American journalist determined to start a new life an ocean away from her past relocates to London in 1940 to report on World War II, only to lose everything and find herself dependent on strangers during the horrors of the Blitz.
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Beneath a scarlet sky : a novel
by Mark T Sullivan
A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps but is forced by his parents to enlist as a German soldier for his own protection, where he becomes a spy for the Allies.
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Anne Boleyn, a king's obsession : a novel
by Alison Weir
A follow-up to Katherine of Aragon finds Henry VIII risking his marriage and the political strategies of Cardinal Wolsey in his obsession to marry Anne Boleyn, who does not welcome the king's advances and loathes the cardinal for breaking her betrothal to Harry Percy.
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The scribe of Siena : a novel
by Melodie Winawer
Taking an unexpected trip to a Tuscan city to settle her brother's estate, a grieving neurosurgeon discovers the journals and paintings of a 14th-century artist before finding herself transported through time to the artist's world just prior to the outbreak of a devastating plague.
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| City of Thieves: A Novel by David BenioffDuring the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, they are given a reprieve when a NKVD Colonel tasks them with gathering ingredients for his daughter's wedding cake in a city cut off from all supplies. |
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The frozen hours : a novel of the Korean War
by Jeff Shaara
A clash between a North Korean invading army in 1950 South Korea and a U.S. defense force is challenged by overwhelmingly brutal weather conditions in a high-action account of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir that is told from the viewpoints of soldiers and leaders on both sides of the conflict.
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| The Gates of the Alamo: A Novel by Stephen HarriganDeep in the heart of 1836 Tejas, a small group of Texians seeking independence from Mexico gathers in the Alamo Mission as Mexican soldiers under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna mount a 13-day siege that will end in a bloody battle. |
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| Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War by David BallThe archipelago of Malta occupies a prime location in the Mediterranean, straddling lucrative trade routes between Sicily and Northern Africa. Unfolding mainly from the perspective of Nico, a young Maltese boy captured by Algerian corsairs and sold into slavery, this sweeping, action-packed saga keeps readers riveted as it recreates the Siege of Malta. |
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| The Siege Winter: A Novel by Ariana Franklin and Samantha NormanSet during the 12th-century war of succession between Empress Matilda and King Stephen, this novel focuses on ordinary individuals caught up in extraordinary circumstances. |
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