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The Paris Seamstress

Natasha Lester

For readers of Lilac Girls and The Nightingale comes a World War II novel that spans generations, crosses oceans, and proves just how much two young women are willing to sacrifice for love and family. 1940: As the Germans advance upon...

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Published: Sep 2018

1949 of the Irish Free State (Irish C...

Morgan Llywelyn

After the division of Ireland into two states in 1921, Ursula Halloran, the daughter of a former revolutionary, works for Irish radio, becoming a broadcaster and a pro-De Valera activist. When she becomes pregnant--and is unsure which...

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Published: Mar 2004

The Town House (The Suffolk Trilogy)

Norah Lofts

Can a house built from the ashes of tragedy ever be a place of lasting happiness? Can the hereditary mix of wild gypsy lore, fierce independence, magic and mystery truly settle in a respectable home? The Town House is the first in Nor...

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Published: Aug 2013

Quakertown

Lee Martin

In Quakertown, award-winning author Lee Martin travels back to 1920s Texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white neighbors-and of the remarkable gardener, Little Washington Jones, who wa...

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Published: Jul 2002

Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome...

Colleen McCullough

A sweeping epic of ancient Rome from the #1 bestselling author of The Thorn BirdsIn this breathtaking follow-up to The October Horse, Colleen McCullough turns her attention to the legendary romance of Antony and Cleopatra, and in this...

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Published: Dec 2008

The Daughters of Ireland

Santa Montefiore

Ireland. 1925. The war is over. But life will never be the same..."Everything Santa Montefiore writes, she writes from the heart," says JOJO MOYES. See why in this unforgettable story of love, loss, and life, perfect for fan...

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Published: Aug 2017

The Girl in the Castle

Santa Montefiore

International sensation Santa Montefiore presents the first book in a trilogy that follows three Irish women through the decades of the twentieth century—perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Hazel Gaynor.Born on the ninth day of the ...

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Published: Sep 2016

The Shining Badge (House of Winslow)

Gilbert Morris

Jennifer Winslow had known only the finest life had to offer--until her family lost everything in the crash of '29. Moving from New York to a small farm in Georgia, Jenny struggles to adapt to her tough new life. Then, through a start...

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Published: Mar 2004

The Traitor's Wife

Allison Pataki

A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America's most infamous act of treason.Everyone knows Benedict Arnold—the infamous Revolutionary War General who betra...

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Published: Feb 2014

Somewhere in France

Jennifer Robson

In the dark and dangerous days of World War I, a daring young woman will risk her life to find her destinyLady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restric...

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Published: Jan 2014

Promise Bridge

Eileen Clymer Schwab

A powerful debut novel of friendship, love, and family set in the segregated pre-Civil War South. "This is a promise bridge, and it bridges a promise flowing from your heart to mine. It can't never be broken...the promise is part...

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Published: Jul 2010

The Steel Wave of World War II

Jeff Shaara

Jeff Shaara, America's premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpos...

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Published: May 2009

The Glorious Cause

Jeffrey M. Shaara

Though the events depicted here should be extraordinarily rousing..., Shaara manages to render almost all of them mundane. He has an excellent grasp of the military and political significance of what's going on, but his flat tone and ...

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Published: Jun 2003

Warlock of Ancient Egypt

Wilbur Smith

One of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers returns to the world of ancient Egypt with the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God. In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, t...

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Published: Feb 2008

Girl Waits with Gun

Amy Stewart

A National Bestseller A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA September 2015 Indie Next PickA Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book of 2015, Fall/WinterOne of USA Today's "New and Noteworthy"One of New York Post's "Must-Read&q...

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Published: May 2016

The Last Green Valley: A Novel

Mark Sullivan

“Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling authorF...

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Published: May 2021

Ruled Brittania

Harry Turtledove

In this alternate England during the Elizabethan era, William Shakespeare must write a play that will incite the citizens to rise against the Spanish Monarchy that rules them...

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Published: Sep 2003

The Beekeeper's Promise

Fiona Valpy

Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Château Bellevue. The old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman's story, a stor...

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Published: May 2018

The Magdalen Girls

V. S. Alexander

Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city's Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are "fall...

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Published: Dec 2016

The Taster

V. S. Alexander

Amid the turbulence of World War II, a young German woman finds a precarious haven closer to the source of danger than she ever imagined—one that will propel her through the extremes of privilege and terror under Hitler’s dictator...

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Published: Jan 2018

The Flame Bearer (Saxon Tales)

Bernard Cornwell

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe next installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom,...

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Published: Oct 2017

For the King

Catherine Delors

"A superbly elegant novel" (Susan Holloway Scott, author of The French Mistress) from the author of Mistress of the Revolution. After First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte survives an assassination attempt, Chief Inspector Roch M...

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Published: Jul 2011

Napoleon's Pyramids: An Ethan Gage Ad...

William Dietrich

The world changes for Ethan Gage—onetime assistant to the renowned Ben Franklin—on a night in postrevolutionary Paris when he wins a mysterious medallion in a card game. Framed soon after for the murder of a prostitute and facing...

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Published: Mar 2012

The Ghost Tree

Barbara Erskine

Before you follow the path into your family's history, beware of the secrets you may find…The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.Ruth has returned to Edinburgh after many years of exile, left rootless by the end of h...

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Published: Mar 2019

Julian Fellowes's Belgravia

Julian Fellowes

FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTOWN ABBEYThe New York Times bestselling novel about scandalous secrets and star-crossed lovers On the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British society have gathered in Brussels at what is to ...

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Published: Jul 2017

Commodore Hornblower (Hornblower, 9)

C. S. Forester

Commodore Hornblower's new mission is a delicate one because he must maintain good diplomatic relations with Russia and Sweden at all costs and, at the same time, keep Napoleon's forces out of the Baltic. Reprint. 25,000 first printin...

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Published: Apr 1989

Loving Libby

Robin Lee Hatcher

Libby Blue ran from her past--a ruthless father and a privileged life--and never looked back until Remington Walker came into her life. With a wall of lies between them, is the one great Truth they shared enough to unite them forever?

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Published: Aug 2005

Regency Buck

Georgette Heyer

A sparkling Regency romance from the queen of the genre, with an element of mystery and some of the beloved fictional characters from An Infamous Army.'Clever!' Library JournalAfter their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her b...

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Published: Aug 2008

The Convenient Marriage

Georgette Heyer

A dashing hero, with an equally dashing rival, and a swordfight that will take readers' breath away. Horatia Winwood is a plain girl with a stutter. When she rescues her sister from an undesired marriage to the Earl of Rule by proposi...

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Published: Feb 2009

The Obituary Writer: A Novel

Ann Hood

A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras.On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, str...

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Published: Oct 2013
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