Historical - General

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The Librarian of Auschwitz (Special E...

Antonio Iturbe

Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, the award-winning The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holoc...

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Published: Jan 2020

To the Bright Edge of the World: A No...

Eowyn Ivey

One of the Best Books of 2016--AmazonA Washington Post Notable Book of 2016A Goodreads Choice Award NomineeA Library Journal Top 10 Book of 2016A BookPage Best Book of 2016An atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and surv...

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Published: Aug 2017

Boardwalk Summer

Meredith Jaeger

In this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Dowry, two young women two generations apart discover the joy and heartbreak of following their dreams. Aspiring Hollywood actress Violet makes a shocking ch...

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Published: Jun 2018

Train Dreamsla

Denis Johnson

A New York Times Notable BookAn Esquire Best Book of 2011A New Yorker Favorite Book of 2011A Los Angeles Times Favorite Book of 2011 Denis Johnson's Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions...

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Published: Aug 2012

The Last Sailor: A Historical Novel o...

Sarah Anne Johnson

"There is real life in Sarah Anne Johnson's new book, and genuine family drama too, all grounded in an authoritative evocation of old Cape Cod's waterways, marshes, and waterfront towns. The Last Sailor is memorable, clearly seen...

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Published: Nov 2020

The Barefoot Brigade

Douglas C. Jones

Leaving his wife and children behind to run the family farm near Elkhorn Tavern, Martin Hasford embarks on a path from which he may never return. War has ripped his nation apart, and like many men, he is torn between his devotion to h...

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Published: Apr 2011

From Here to Eternity

James Jones

THE WORLD WAR II MASTERPIECE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE READ • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDb  Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the comp...

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Published: Oct 1998

The Uninvited Guests: A Novel (P.S.)

Sadie Jones

One late spring evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin for an elegant supper party in honor of Emerald Torrington's twentieth birthday. But only a few miles away, a dreadful accident propels a crowd of mysteri...

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Published: Mar 2013

Cheyenne Raiders

Robert Jordan

Yale-educated Thomas McCabe accepts a position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is soon sent to live among a nomadic tribe in the wilds of Missouri. After saving the life of a young brave, Thomas is grudgingly accepted by the Che...

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Published: Jan 2013

Under a Gilded Moon

Joy Jordan-Lake

“Crawdads meets the Crawleys…Threaded through with a meticulously researched, well-crafted mystery, this is historical fiction at its best.” —Fiona Davis, nationally bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Ave...

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Published: Oct 2020

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur: A Novel ...

Alka Joshi

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKGood Morning America’s “27 Books for June" PopSugar’s Best Summer Reads of 2021 In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi’s ...

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Published: Jun 2022

Clouds of War

Ben Kane

In 213 B.C., as the forces of both Rome and Hannibal’s army from Carthage are still reeling from the losses at the Battle of Canae, the second Punic War rages on. With more and more of Rome’s Italian allies switching allegiance to...

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Published: Nov 2016

Fever: A Novel

Mary Beth Keane

Mary Beth Keane, named one of the 5 Under 35 by the National Book Foundation, has written a spectacularly bold and intriguing novel about the woman known as "Typhoid Mary," the first person in America identified as a healthy...

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Published: Mar 2014

Comfort Woman

Nora Okja Keller

Akiko, a Korean refugee, and her daughter Beccah are living on the edge in Honolulu after World War II, and struggling to come to terms with Akiko's years spent as a 'comfort woman' for Japanese soldiers during the war. Reprint. NYT.

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Published: Mar 1998

The Last Dance of the Debutante

Julia Kelly

In this “glorious dance through the traditional glamour and suffocating expectations of a bygone era” (Genevieve Graham, USA TODAY bestselling author), a group of young women are swept up in a life-changing journey as they...

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Published: Jan 2023

The Daughters of Mars: A Novel

Thomas Keneally

In what is perhaps "the best novel of his career" (The Spectator), the acclaimed author of Schindler's List tells the unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the first world war.IN ...

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Published: May 2014

A Tradition of Victory (Richard Bolit...

Alexander Kent

Plymouth, July 1801: Richard Bolitho's small squadron, still repairing the scars of battle earned in heavy action at Copenhagen, has been months away from the sea. But the Admiralty needs Bolitho. After eight years of war with France,...

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Published: Apr 2000

Beyond the Reef (Richard Bolitho Nove...

Alexander Kent

In March 1808, as Napoleon holds Portugal and threatens his old ally Spain, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho is dispatched once more to the Cape of Good Hope to establish a permanent naval force.

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Published: Oct 2000

Colours Aloft (Richard Bolitho Novels...

Alexander Kent

Falmouth, 1803. As Bolitho faces the grim reality of war at close quarters, he will be called upon to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet. The conflict has taken on a personal note, reviving his vendetta with the French...

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Published: Apr 2000

Enemy in Sight!

Alexander Kent

Aboard the Hyperion, Richard Bolitho sets sail with an untrained crew for blockade duty off France. Unfortunately, his superior, Commodore Mathias Pelham-Martin, is an incompetent egotist whose petty hostilities jeopardize the operati...

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Published: Apr 1999

For My Country's Freedom

Alexander Kent

War with Britain's former colony looms on the horizon, and Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho must lead a squadron against the powerful new ships of the United States navy. Supported by his loyal crew, Bolitho must use all his ingenuity to d...

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Published: Oct 2000

Form Line of Battle!

Alexander Kent

The year is 1793, and England is once again at war. For Richard Bolitho, the renewal of hostilities with France means a fresh command and the chance for action after months of inactivity.

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Published: Apr 1999

Heart of Oak: The Bolitho Novels #27

Alexander Kent

The war with France ended in 1818 and Captain Adam Bolitho is given command of the newly commissioned frigate Onward. He is sent to North Africa on a diplomatic mission to accompany the French frigate Nautilus in a show of solidarity...

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Published: Apr 2008

Man of War

Alexander Kent

Captain Adam Bolitho, of the 74-gun Athena, sails to the West Indies as flag-captain to Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Bethune, who had been a friend of Adam's uncle, Richard. In the torrid waters of the Caribbean, they take on a renegade fo...

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Published: Sep 2004

Relentless Pursuit

Alexander Kent

Summoned to the Admiralty by Sir Edward Pellew, Captain Adam Bolitho is ordered to sail his 46-gun frigate Unrivalled into African waters to aid His Majesty's campaign against slave-runners. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle Richar...

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Published: Sep 2002

Second to None

Alexander Kent

In the days immediately following Waterloo, the British fleet confronts a new threat: Algerian pirates preying on hapless merchant ships. Adam Bolitho, Admiral Richard Bolitho's nephew and heir, finds himself in command of Unrivalled,...

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Published: Apr 2001

Success to the Brave

Alexander Kent

Spring, 1802, and the Peace Treaty of Amiens, signed only a few weeks earlier, is already showing signs of collapse. Britain and France wrangle over the return of colonial possessions won and lost during their long, bloody war and, in...

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Published: Apr 2000

The Complete Midshipman Bolitho

Alexander Kent

Three novels in one! Sixteen-year-old Richard Bolitho joins the British Royal Navy as a young midshipman. Follow his adventures as he undergoes a severe initiation into the dangerous world of the great sailing warships! 1. Richard Bol...

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Published: Nov 2006

Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

Julie Kibler

An emotionally raw and resonant story of love, loss, and the enduring power of friendship, following the lives of two young women connected by a home for “fallen girls,” and inspired by historical events.\r\n...

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Published: Aug 2020

Villa America: A Novel

Liza Klaussmann

A dazzling novel set in the French Riviera based on the real-life inspirations for F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is The Night.When Sara Wiborg and Gerald Murphy met and married, they set forth to create a beautiful world together-one...

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Published: Jun 2016
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