January 2019 list by Sarah Brinkerhoff
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All the Lives we Never Lived
by Anuradha Roy
A novel set from World War II India through the present day and follows a son's quest to uncover the story of his freedom-craving, rebellious artist mother
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The Bride of Ivy Green
by Julie Klassen
In a conclusion to the popular series, Jane navigates a difficult choice about Gabriel and her inn, Mercy considers leaving Ivy Cottage to accept a governess position and a secretive new dressmaker raises local suspicions.
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Death of an Eye
by Dana Stabenow
Queen Cleopatra, pregnant with the child of Julius Caesar and co-ruling with her brother, Ptolemy, turns to her childhood friend, Tetisheri, to find a shipment of new coins and discover who murdered the Queen's Eye in 47BCE Alexandria.
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The Enemy of My Enemy
by W. E. B. Griffin
Special agent James Cronley Jr. finds that fighting both ex-Nazis and the Soviet NKGB can lead to strange bedfellows, in the dramatic new Clandestine Operations novel about the birth of the CIA and the Cold War.
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Insurrecto
by Gina Apostol
While on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, both collaborate and clash in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American war.
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The Latecomers
by Helen Klein Ross
Forced to give up her baby for adoption after the death of her husband in 1908, an Irish teen takes a maid's job at a sprawling New England estate before a mysterious death reveals a five-generation secret.
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Muck
by Deror Burshain
Two young poets living in Jerusalem have their lives disrupted when one gets beaten over the head by a renowned critic and the other is forced to keep secret the fact that his late father was king of Judah.
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Once a Midwife
by Patricia Harman
When her husband Daniel is imprisoned for his beliefs, trusted midwife Patience Hester must support their family and fight for his release despite her own misgivings, while trying to keep her practice running as the country prepares for war.
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Paris Echo
by Sebastian Faulks
An American historical researcher in World War II Paris and a Moroccan teen who risked his life to enter France find the realities of the Nazi occupation transforming their ideas about sacrifice and happiness.
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Tell Them of Battles, Kings and Elephants
by Mathias Énard
This historical fiction novel tells the story of young Michelangelo being lured by the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge, with the promise of riches, glory and immortality, but soon finds himself ensnared in palace intrigue.
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