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Historical Fiction January 2020
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| Lady Clementine by Marie BenedictStarring: Clementine Churchill, the formidable wife of English statesman Winston Churchill and a political force in her own right.
Behind every great man: This biographical novel explores Clementine's own ambitions, abilities, beliefs, and political influence on her obstinate, better-known husband.
For fans of: Melanie Benjamin's Alice I Have Been and The Aviator's Wife; Nancy Horan's Loving Frank. |
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Westering women : a novel
by Sandra Dallas
It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter, she has nothing to lose. She joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek or for the strengths they didn't know they possessed. Maggie discovers she’s not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own.
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The glittering hour
by Iona Grey
Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her. Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right. Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss.
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The book of science and antiquities : a novel
by Thomas Keneally
Obsessively researching prehistoric remains believed to represent a link between Africa and ancient Australia, an award-winning documentary filmmaker uncovers the complex world of a peaceful, 40,000-year-old tribal human. By the award-winning author of Schindler’s List.
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| The Dream Lover by Elizabeth BergWhat it's about: the audacious life and many loves of French Romantic writer Aurore Dupin -- better known by her pen name George Sand.
Read it for: the engaging, witty, and unapologetic voice in which Aurore tells her story; her passion and independent spirit; some appearances from other notable figures.
Famous friends: Frederic Chopin, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, and Franz Liszt. |
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| The Gilded Hour by Sara DonatiWhat it is: a genre-blending mix of mystery, love story, and domestic fiction, built around questions of class, family ties, and ethnic tension in 1880's New York.
The doctor will see you: Cousins Sophie and Anna Savard may have their differences, but both women share a dedication to their respective medical careers. When those careers are threatened and their patients put at risk, both they will have to ask themselves some tough questions about their relationships with each other and with society. |
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| City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertStarring: Vivian Morris, a spirited but naïve young woman whose parents send her to live with her Aunt Peg in Manhattan after she flunks out of Vassar in 1940.
Bright lights, big city: Aunt Peg manages a struggling theater, which thrusts Vivian into a world full of glamour and shady characters. Vivian dives head-first into all the hedonism, but as the war in Europe approaches she'll soon be forced learn some sobering lessons about life and growing up. |
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