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Song of the Axe

John R. Dann

Agon, a powerful ancient warrior, his beloved Eena, and their children become the targets of Ka, an evil shaman, and his vengeful offspring, in a historical saga set against the backdrop of the end of the last Ice Age in prehistoric E...

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Published: Jul 2002

Grass Crown

Colleen McCullough

Throughout the Western world, great kingdoms have fallen and despots lay crushed beneath the heels of Rome's advancing legions. But in this age of magnificent triumph and barbaric cruelty, internal rebellion threatens the stability an...

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Published: Nov 2008

Cilka's Journey

Heather Morris

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes a new novel based on a riveting true story of love and resilience. Her beauty saved her — and condemned her.Cilka is just sixteen years old whe...

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Published: Sep 2020

The Midnight Rose

Lucinda Riley

Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911...

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Published: Mar 2014

The Midwife of Hope River

Patricia Harman

p Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers through the challenges of bringing children into the world. Working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience takes the jobs that ...

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Published: Aug 2012

Yellow Crocus

Laila Ibrahim

Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship th...

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Published: Aug 2014

Rare Objects

Kathleen Tessaro

In Depression-era Boston, a city divided by privilege and poverty, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret in this mesmerizing work of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector...

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Published: Apr 2017

The Other Einstein: A Novel

Marie Benedict

One of PopSugar's "25 Books You're Going to Curl Up with this Fall.""The Other Einstein takes you into Mileva's heart, mind, and study as she tries to forge a place for herself in a scientific world dominated by men.&qu...

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Published: Jul 2017

Warriors of the Storm: A Novel (Saxon...

Bernard Cornwell

The ninth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America...

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Published: Oct 2016

Twain's End

Lynn Cullen

From the bestselling and highly acclaimed author of the "page-turning tale" (Library Journal, starred review) Mrs. Poe comes a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America's most iconic writer: Mark Twain.In March...

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Published: Jun 2016

The Danish Girl: A Novel (Movie Tie-I...

David Ebershoff

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne and directed by Academy Award-winner Tom Hooper A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction * Winner of t...

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Published: Feb 2001

Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel

Jamie Ford

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful t...

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Published: Mar 2014

Outlander (Starz Tie-In Edition)

Diana Gabaldon

SOON TO BE A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES Unrivaled storytelling . . . unforgettable characters . . . rich historical detail . . . these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned...

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Published: Jul 2014

The Room on Rue Amélie

Kristin Harmel

A moving and entrancing novel set in Paris during World War II about an American woman, a dashing pilot, and a young Jewish girl whose fates unexpectedly entwine—perfect for the fans of Kristen Hannah's The Nightingale and Martha Ha...

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Published: Oct 2018

The Anatomist's Wife (A Lady Darby My...

Anna Lee Huber

Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when her hosts throw a house party for the cream of London society, Kiera is unabl...

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Published: Nov 2012

Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan

Conn Iggulden

For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys has written a magnificent novel with a hero for the ages: the legendary, visionary conquero...

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Published: Jan 2013

Genghis: Birth of an Empire

Conn Iggulden

Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill...

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Published: Jul 2010

Galway Bay

Mary Pat Kelly

In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. Because they and their countrymen must...

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Published: Feb 2011

The House at Old Vine (The Suffolk Tr...

Norah Lofts

The doomed love story of Josiana Greenwood and Walter Rancon sets the scene as the destiny of the great Suffolk house known as the Old Vine continues to unfold. Haunted by the stubbornness of its founder, Martin Reed, and the mystical...

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Published: Nov 2013

The Mirror & the Light: A Novel (Wolf...

Hilary Mantel

The brilliant #1 New York Times bestsellerNamed a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she...

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Published: May 2021

Attila: The Judgment

William Napier

AD 449: the future of the world hangs in the balance.  The once mighty Roman Empire lies open and vulnerable to attack from a huge Hunnish army that has gathered on the banks of the Danube and is poised and ready to strike - but only...

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Published: Oct 2010

The Italian Woman: A Catherine de' Me...

Jean Plaidy

The second book in the classic Catherine de' Medici trilogy from Jean Plaidy, the grande dame of historical fiction When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry, Duke of Orleans, her heart was not the only one that was broken. ...

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Published: Jan 2013

The Edge of the World

William Sarabande

From William Sarabande, whose brilliant re-creation of the prehistoric world of the First American has thrilled readers everywhere, comes a major new novel that awakens us to the true spirit of our ancestors. Following their desti...

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Published: Nov 1993

Reunion

Fred Uhlman

A daring novella about the loss of innocence in pre-war Germany. 'Reunion is the story of intense and innocent devotion between two young men growing up in 'the soft, serene, bluish hills of Swabia,' and the sinister (but all too mund...

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Published: Jun 1997

Becoming Josephine

Heather Webb

A sweeping historical debut about the Creole socialite who transformed herself into an empress  Readers are fascinated with the wives of famous men. In Becoming Josephine, debut novelist Heather Webb follows Rose Tascher as she s...

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Published: Dec 2013

The Skystone

Jack Whyte

Everyone knows the story-how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, how Camelot came to be, and about the power struggles that ultimately destroyed Arthur's dreams. But what of the time before Arthur and the forces that created him?H...

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Published: Oct 1996

The Daylight Gate

Jeanette Winterson

"Mixing historical detail and dark horror, [Winterson] brilliantly brews a spellbinding take on the 1612 English witch trials."-PeopleAn instant bestseller in the UK, The Daylight Gate is Jeanette Winterson's singular vision...

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Published: Oct 2014

Return to Me

Lynn N. Austin

Bestselling Author Lynn Austin Launches New Biblical SagaAfter years of watching his children and grandchildren wander from their faith, Iddo's prayers are answered: King Cyrus is allowing God's chosen people to return to Jerusalem. J...

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Published: Oct 2013

The House at the Edge of Night

Catherine Banner

"A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don't be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic."—The Denver PostA sweeping saga about four generations of a family who liv...

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Published: Jun 2017

The Children's Blizzard: A Novel

Melanie Benjamin

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife comes a story of courage on the prairie, inspired by the devastating storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888, threatening the lives of hundreds of immigrant hom...

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Published: Jan 2022
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