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Historical Fiction September 2016
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| The Bones of Paradise by Jonis AgeeA decade after the Wounded Knee Massacre, when the U.S. 7th Cavalry regiment gunned down over 200 Lakota, white rancher J.B. Bennett and Sioux woman Star are found dead on Bennett's land. As Bennett's estranged wife, Dulcinea, returns to the ranch and gathers the remaining family members, Star's sister, Rose, vows to find Star's killer and avenge her death. Set in the Nebraska Sandhills at the dawn of the 20th century, The Bones of Paradise is a haunting multi-generational family saga that explores a tragedy with deep historical roots through the eyes of flawed and fully fleshed-out characters. |
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Girl in the afternoon
by Serena Burdick
Dreaming of becoming a respected artist in Belle Époque society, 18-year-old Aimée is heartbroken when her beloved adopted brother flees during the Franco-Prussian war before they gradually reconnect in revelatory ways while she studies under Impressionist Édouard Manet.
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The muse
by Jessie Burton
A Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain are bound together by a painting rumored to be the work of a genius artist and the mystery surrounding his death. By the best-selling author of The Miniaturist.
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The Hamilton affair : a novel
by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, a tale inspired by the true romance between Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler traces Hamilton's rise to one of America's most unlikely heroes and Schuyler's establishment of New York's first orphanage.
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The lost civilization of Suolucidir
by Susan Daitch
A series of archeological expeditions unfolds through time, each one looking for the ruins of Suolucidirùa fabled underground city-state that once flourished in a remote province near the border of present-day Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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The commodore
by Peter T. Deutermann
Assigned to take over the Allies' losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands, maverick vice admiral Bull Halsey appoints navy officer Harmon Wolf, a misfit Native American known for his aggressive tactics, to launch a campaign that changes their lives, their careers and the fates of their ships. By the award-winning author of Pacific Glory.
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Three sisters, three queens
by Philippa Gregory
Brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, Katherine of Aragon forges a unique sisterhood with the king's sisters, Margaret and Mary, that is shaped by rivalries, wars, betrayal, widowhood, motherhood, passion and secrets. By the best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl.
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Monsoon summer
by Julia Gregson
A British nurse finds difficulty being accepted into her husband's large, Indian family after she returns home with him to help run a maternity hospital in 1947. By the author of East of the Sun.
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| Bloodline by Conn IgguldenBy the winter of 1461, Richard Plantagent, Duke of York, and Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, are dead, their heads mounted on iron spikes at the entrance to the city of York. However, the victor -- Lancastrian King Henry VI -- remains imprisoned. As his wife, Margaret of Anjou, orders her army south to London to liberate him, a new rival emerges: Edward, Earl of March, who asserts his claim to the English throne. Bloodline is the conclusion of the gritty, action-packed trilogy that began with Stormbird and Margaret of Anjou. For another, more romantic perspective on the Wars of the Roses try Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series. |
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| To The Bright Edge of the World: A Novel by Eowyn IveyLeaving his wife, Sophie, behind in the Vancouver barracks, U.S. Army Colonel Allen Forrester embarks on an expedition to map the interior of the newly acquired Alaska Territory. As Forrester and his crew venture into the wilderness, encountering danger, hardship, and astounding natural beauty, free-spirited Sophie chafes against the restrictions placed upon military spouses, recording her experiences in her diary. With its sympathetic characters and lyrical depictions of the 19th-century American frontier, this historical epistolary novel may appeal to fans of Diane Smith's Letters from Yellowstone and Pictures from an Expedition. |
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A meal in winter : a novel of World War II
by Hubert Mingarelli
Sent into the frozen Polish countryside to track down an escaped Jewish citizen and bring him back for execution, three German soldiers take shelter in an abandoned house, where their respective beliefs are challenged by a virulent anti-Semitic drifter. By the award-winning author of Quatre soldats.
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| The Castle of Kings by Oliver PötzschWhen her trained falcon returns from hunting with an antique ring tied to its talons, Lady Agnes, daughter of the knight castellan of Trifels, is determined to solve the mystery. She confides in her friend (and would-be suitor) Mathis, son of the castle's blacksmith, inadvertently embroiling the pair in the political unrest sweeping the country. Mathis, who's been experimenting with gunpowder, is recruited by rebels in need of his expertise, while Agnes must protect herself and her father from the schemes of the villainous Count Friedrich von Löwenstein-Scharfeneck. Set in Palatinate Germany during the 16th-century Peasants' War, this sprawling and intricately plotted saga combines rich period detail with a dramatic tale of adventure. |
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Paris red : a novel
by Maureen Gibbon
A tale inspired by the life of the young woman depicted in Impressionist painter Edouard Manet's Olympia follows the life of a passionate girl in mid-19th-century Paris who after accepting dinner from a handsome stranger is indoctrinated into cultural society.
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| Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe by Dawn TrippAspiring artist Georgia O'Keeffe's life changes -- mostly for the better -- when she meets and falls in love with photographer Alfred Stieglitz. However, as the mistress and muse of the much-older, married Stieglitz, Georgia struggles to be recognized as an artist in her own right -- especially once Stieglitz revives his own flagging career by exhibiting nude portraits of her. Meanwhile, self-taught Georgia wrestles with mastering her chosen medium and suffers her own betrayals by Stieglitz, whose obsessive pursuit of younger women strains their relationship to the breaking point. With its emphasis on the inner life of Georgia O'Keeffe, this lyrical novel presents a nuanced portrait of one of America's most iconic artists. |
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| Lisette's List: A Novel by Susan VreelandIn 1937, Parisienne Lisette Roux and her husband, André, move to the village of Roussillon in Provence to care for Andre's ailing grandfather, Pascal. While Lisette misses the cultural life of the big city -- not to mention the art gallery apprenticeship she had to turn down -- she comes to appreciate country life, especially once Pascal shares his memories of seven paintings and the two artists who created them, Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro. However, the outbreak of World War II shatters the Roux' cozy domesticity and scatters the artworks; can Lisette locate the paintings and put her family back together? Both art aficionados and fans of romantic war stories will be delighted by author Susan Vreeland's most recent novel. |
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| Rodin's Lover: A Novel by Heather WebbDetermined to pursue a career as an artist despite her family's objections, sculptor Camille Claudel moves to Paris, where she becomes the apprentice, muse, and lover of Auguste Rodin. While fighting for acceptance within the art community, Claudel also struggles with mental illness. If you enjoy richly detailed, dramatic novels about the lives and loves of women artists in Belle Époque France, check out Robin Olivera's I Always Loved You, about Impressionist painters Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas, or Elizabeth Robards' With Violets, about Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet. |
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