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Mistress of the Ritz: A Novel

Melanie Benjamin

A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly worked for the French Resistance during World War II--while playing hostess to the invading Germans at the iconic H tel Ritz in Paris--f...

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Published: May 2020

Lucky Us

Amy Bloom

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE • Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more.“My fath...

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Published: Jul 2015

The Chocolate Maker's Wife

Karen Brooks

Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London—a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intri...

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Published: Aug 2019

In Another Time

Jillian Cantor

A sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the family secret that may prove to be the means for survival.Love ...

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Published: Mar 2019

Inamorata

Megan Chance

American artist Joseph Hannigan and his alluring sister, Sophie, have arrived in enchanting nineteenth-century Venice with a single-minded goal. The twins, who have fled scandal in New York, are determined to break into Venice's expat...

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Published: Jul 2014

Ralph Compton Fatal Justice (Ralph Co...

Ralph Compton

Years ago Marshal Asher Thrall shot mad-dog killer Ben Sharkey. And heÂ's just repaid the favor in spades. With a bullet still in his chest, Ash knows heÂ's a walking dead man. But heÂ's going to make sure Sharkey takes his last st...

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Published: Dec 2009

Redfield Farm of the Underground Rail...

Judith Redline Coopey

REDFIELD FARM explores the paradox between peoples' professed beliefs and their actions. The main characters are Quaker and live in a solidly Quaker community.Quakers are non-violent yet the actions of the two main characters will go ...

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Published: Aug 2010

Fools and Mortals: A Novel

Bernard Cornwell

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell makes a dramatic departure with this enthralling, action-packed standalone novel that tells the story of the first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream—as related by William Shak...

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Published: Jan 2019

The Last Midwife

Sandra Dallas

SANDRA DALLAS is the author of fourteen novels, including A Quilt for Christmas, Fallen Women, True Sisters, The Bride's House, Whiter Than Snow, Prayers for Sale, Tallgrass and New Mercies. She is a former Denver bureau chief for Bus...

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Published: Oct 2016

To Lie with Lions: The Sixth Book of ...

Dorothy Dunnett

Having wrested his little son from his estranged wife, Nicholas embarks on a business trip to Iceland. As he confronts the challenges of the frozen wastelands, he runs up against his vengeful wife, whose secrets threaten to topple all...

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Published: Jul 1999

The Apple: Crimson Petal Stories

Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White is one of the best-loved novels of recent years. Now a major BBC TV drama, it captured hearts and left readers desperate for more. In The Apple, Faber returns to Silver Street to find it still teeming w...

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Published: Sep 2011

Next to Love

Ellen Feldman

For fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Postmistress, and Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a story of love, war, loss, and the scars they leave set during the years of World War II and its aftermath.  S...

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Published: May 2012

The Book of Lost and Found: A Novel

Lucy Foley

From London to Corsica to Paris--as a young woman pursues the truth about her late mother, two captivating love stories unfurl.Kate Darling's enigmatic mother--a once-famous ballerina--has passed away, leaving Kate bereft. When her gr...

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Published: Aug 2015

A Column of Fire: A Novel (Kingsbridg...

Ken Follett

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Absorbing . . . impossible to resist.” —The Washington PostAs Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherou...

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Published: Aug 2019

Well-Behaved Woman

Therese Anne Fowler

The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.Alva Smith, her sou...

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Published: Oct 2019

Watch the Lady

Elizabeth Fremantle

From "a brilliant new player in the court of royal fiction" (People), comes the mesmerizing story of Lady Penelope Devereux—the daring young beauty in the Tudor court, who inspired Sir Philip Sidney's famous sonnets even w...

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Published: Jun 2015

The Search for Maggie Ward

Andrew M. Greeley

The Search for Maggie Ward is a poignant tale of love, loss, and faith set in the aftermath of World War I, from acclaimed New York Times bestsellling author and theologian Andrew M. Greeley.Young Navy flier Jerry Keenan is supposed t...

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Published: Dec 2018

Desperadoes

Ron Hansen

At age 65, Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the infamous Dalton gang makes a living by selling his outrageous adventure stories to Hollywood. Desperadoes details his memories of the murders, bootlegging and thievery he and his poss...

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Published: Feb 1997

All the Forgivenesses

Elizabeth Hardinger

Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century and inspired by the author\'s family lore, this exquisite novel paints an intimately rendered portrait of one resilient farm family\'s challenges and hard-won triu...

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Published: Sep 2020

The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Nove...

Kristin Harmel

Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism&rdqu...

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Published: May 2022

A Settling of Accounts

Carolyn Hart

In 1966, Kay Emory is a gentle and respectable antiques dealer; not even her closest friends know about the long-ago life she tries to forget. But when a business trip to London exposes her to a ruthless killer that only she can ident...

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Published: Mar 2013

The Twelve-Mile Straight

Eleanor Henderson

*NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE**An Entertainment Weekly "Must-Read" Book for Fall*From New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson, an audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of...

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Published: Sep 2018

My Lord John: A tale of intrigue, hon...

Georgette Heyer

Georgette Heyer's final novel, set in her own favorite time period. With her signature wit, drama and impeccable historical accuracy, Georgette Heyer tells the story of a medieval royal family on the rise. Set in the last days of the ...

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Published: May 2009

The Conqueror: A novel of William the...

Georgette Heyer

The stirring history of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, who invaded England and became the King. His victory, concluded at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, is known as the Norman Conquest.William was an illegitimate child of a...

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Published: Sep 2008

The Forever Queen: Sometimes, a despe...

Helen Hollick

"Helen Hollick has it all. She tells a great story" -Bernard CornwellMarried to a king incompetent both on the throne and in bed, Emma does not love her husband. But she does love England. Even as her husband fails, Emma vow...

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Published: Nov 2010

Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Nov...

Pam Jenoff

"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test in the most unimaginable of circumstances.” –Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothec...

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Published: Feb 2023

One Glorious Ambition: The Compassion...

Jane Kirkpatrick

One dedicated woman...giving voice to the suffering of many Born to an unavailable mother and an abusive father, Dorothea Dix longs simply to protect and care for her younger brothers, Charles and Joseph. But at just fourteen, she is...

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Published: Apr 2013

The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress

Ariel Lawhon

One summer night in 1930, Judge Joseph Crater steps into a New York City cab and is never heard from again. Behind this great man are three women, each with her own tale to tell: Stella, his fashionable wife, the picture of propriety;...

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Published: Oct 2014

Lost Nation

Jeffrey Lent

Lost Nation delves beneath the bright, promising veneer of early-nineteenth-century New England to unveil a startling parable of individualism and nationhood. The novel opens with a man known as Blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward ...

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Published: Mar 2003

Fellow Travelers

Thomas Mallon

From the highly acclaimed author of Bandbox and Dewey Defeats Truman–a searing new historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the McCarthy era.Washington, D.C., in the early 1950s: a world of...

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Published: May 2008
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