Historical - General

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The Haunting of Maddy Clare

Simone St. James

Sarah Piper's lonely, threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis-rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed with ghosts- has been summoned to investigate the s...

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Published: Mar 2012

The Other Daughter: A Novel

Lauren Willig

Raised in a poor yet genteel household, Rachel Woodley is working in France as a governess when she receives news that her mother has died, suddenly. Grief-stricken, she returns to the small town in England where she was raised to cle...

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Published: Jul 2016

A Free Man of Color (Benjamin January...

Barbara Hambly

In Barbara Hambly's rich and poignant thriller, it's 1833 and Ben January--a man of mixed blood making his living as a musician because he's not allowed to practice surgery--is back home in New Orleans after years of freedom in Paris....

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Published: Jun 1998

Hugh and Bess

Susan Higginbotham

'A delightful novel full of chivalry, romance, and real-life terrors.' Historical Novels Review Forced to marry Hugh le Despenser, the son and grandson of disgraced traitors, Bess de Montacute, just 13 years old, is appalled at his ...

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Published: Aug 2009

Death Comes to Pemberley (Vintage)

P. D. James

A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.br br It is 1...

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Published: Oct 2012

Through a Glass Darkly

Karleen Koen

Sourcebooks Landmark proudly reintroduces this classic historical novel.Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley;...

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Published: May 2003

The Second Duchess

Elizabeth Loupas

A rich, compelling historical novel-and a mystery of royal intrigue. In a city-state known for magnificence, where love affairs and conspiracies play out amidst brilliant painters, poets and musicians, the powerful and ambitious Alfo...

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Published: Mar 2011

Time and Chance (Ballantine Reader's ...

Sharon Kay Penman

In When Christ and His Saints Slept, acclaimed historical novelist Sharon Kay Penman portrayed all the deceit, danger, and drama of Henry II's ascension to the throne. Now, in Time and Chance, she continues the ever-more-captivating t...

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Published: Feb 2003

Cloudsplitter

Russell Banks

A triumph of the imagination and a masterpiece of modern storytelling, Cloudsplitter is narrated by the enigmatic Owen Brown, last surviving son of America's most famous and still controversial political terrorist and martyr, John Bro...

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Published: Feb 1999

What Alice Knew: A Most Curious Tale ...

Paula Marantz Cohen

A fun and clever literary reinterpretation, with Henry James hot on the trail of Jack the RipperHenry James is suffering through boring drunken dinner parties in London, but when his brother William-renowned for his groundbreaking wor...

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Published: Sep 2010

The Passion of the Purple Plumeria: A...

Lauren Willig

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation novels have been hailed as "sheer fun"* and "charming."** Now she takes readers on an adventure filled with hidden treasure and a devilishly handsome English co...

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Published: Aug 2013

Longbourn (Vintage)

Jo Baker

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book, a Seattle Times Best Title, a Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Book, a Miami Herald Favorite Book, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year• Pride and Prejudice was only half the story •...

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Published: Jun 2014

The French Mistress of the Duchess of...

Susan Holloway Scott

From the author of The King's Favorite—a new novel based on a dazzling and decadent true story of Restoration England. The daughter of a poor nobleman, Louise leaves the French countryside for the court of King Louis XIV, where she ...

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Published: Jul 2009

The White

Deborah Larsen

In 1758, when Mary Jemison is about sixteen, a Shawnee raiding party captures her Irish family near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mary is the only one not killed and scalped. She is instead given to two Seneca sisters to replace their bro...

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Published: Sep 2003

The Greatest Knight: The Unsung Story...

Elizabeth Chadwick

Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero. A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she app...

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Published: Sep 2009

The Templar Cross

Paul Christopher

From the USA Today Bestselling author of The Sword of the Templars and The Aztec Heresy Some secrets are too great to bear... Retired Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday has reluctantly settled into his teaching position at West Point ...

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Published: Jan 2010

Once a Midwife: A Hope River Novel

Patricia Harman

Welcome back to Hope River in New York Times bestselling author Patricia Harman's newest novel as midwife Patience Hester, along with her family and friends, face the challenges of the home front during World War II.The women of Hope ...

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Published: Nov 2018

The Woman with the Blue Star: A Novel...

Pam Jenoff

"An emotional novel that you will never forget." —Lisa Scottoline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of EternalFrom the author of The Lost Girls of Paris comes a riveting tale of courage and unlikely friendship du...

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Published: May 2021

Legacy: The Beloved Novel of Elizabet...

Susan Kay

The much-praised Legacy offers an exquisite psychological portrait of the Queen who defined an era, beloved and touted by readers for its stunning storytelling and intriguing take on the monarch's life. From the spectacular era that b...

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Published: Jul 2010

Now Face to Face

Karleen Koen

The unforgettable sequel to Karleen Koen's beloved debut, Through a Glass DarklyA Book-of-the-Month Club main selectionA bride at fifteen, widowed at the tender age of twenty, Barbara, Countess Devane, embarks for colonial Virginia �...

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Published: Jan 2008

The Midwife of Venice

Roberta Rich

A "lavishly detailed" (Elle Canada) debut that masterfully captures sixteenth century Venice against a dramatic and poetic tale of suspense. Not since The Red Tent or People of the Book has a novel transported readers so int...

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Published: Apr 2012

Carnegie's Maid: A Novel

Marie Benedict

From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of ...

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Published: Aug 2018

The Lover

Marguerite Duras

A 15-year-old French school girl has an affair with the son of a wealthy Chinese business man. Doomed from the start, the lovers are pulled in opposite directions by racial, social, and political conflicts. This is a largely autobiogr...

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Published: Sep 1998

The Tsarina's Daughter

Carolly Erickson

From the bestselling author of The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette comes a dramatic novel and powerful love story about the last Russian imperial family. It is 1989 and Daria Gradov is an elderly grandmother living in the rural West...

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Published: Aug 2009

Lucrezia Borgia

John Faunce

"A fascinating story, rich in detail. In every case, Faunce portrays [Lucrezia] believably, with wit and sensitivity."--Library JournalHundreds of years after her death, Lucrezia Borgia remains one of the most enigmatic and ...

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Published: Mar 2004

The King's Concubine of Alice Perrers...

Anne O'Brien

England's Most Scandalous Mistress. One marriage. Three people. Proud king. Loving wife. Infamous mistress. 1362, Philippa of Hainault selects a young orphan from a convent. Alice Perrers, a girl born with nothing but ambition. The Qu...

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Published: Jun 2012

The Other Queen

Philippa Gregory

This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Ma...

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Published: Jul 2009

Victoria Victorious: The Story of Que...

Jean Plaidy

In this unforgettable novel of Queen Victoria, Jean Plaidy re-creates a remarkable life filled with romance, triumph, and tragedy.At birth, Princess Victoria was fourth in line for the throne of England, the often-overlooked daughter ...

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Published: May 2005

The Signature of All Things: A Novel

Elizabeth Gilbert

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inse...

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Published: Jun 2014

The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and T...

Philippa Gregory

The latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous women in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen.Jane Grey was queen of England for...

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Published: Feb 2018
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