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Historical Fiction July 2020
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The woman in red
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Diana Giovinazzo
What it's about: Forced into early marriage in 19th-century Brazil, Anita is swept into an affair with mercenary resistance leader Giuseppe Garibaldi before joining the violent decade-long effort to liberate Southern Brazil from Portugal.
Why you might like it: The Woman in Red is a sweeping, illuminating tale of the feminist icon who became one of the most revered historical figures of South America and Italy.
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The Jane Austen society
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Natalie Jenner
What it is: A group of disparate bibliophiles bands together in the small English village of Chawton in the hopes of restoring the final home of Jane Austen, revealing their respective losses along the way. A first novel.
Why you might like it: "Fans of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society... A charming and memorable debut, which reminds us of the universal language of literature and the power of books to unite and heal." -Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris
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The mirror & the light
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Hilary Mantel
What it is: A tale inspired by the final years of Thomas Cromwell describes how after the execution of Anne Boleyn and childbed death of Queen Jane, the former blacksmith’s son orchestrates a desperate plot to fortify England and save his own life.
About the author: Hilary Mantel is the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize for her best-selling novels, Wolf Hall, and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. Both novels have been translated into more than 35 languages, and sales for both books have reached over 5 million copies worldwide.
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The Woman Before Wallis : A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal
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Bryn Turnbull
What it is: The wonderful novel is set against the glamorous world of British and American royalty in the 1920s, and based on the true story of the woman who owned Prince Edward’s heart before introducing him to her dear friend Wallis. Original. 150,000 first printing.
Why you might like it: In her debut, [Turnbull] skillfully balances the drama with an intimate portrayal of Thelma's search for love and happiness both within her marriage and beyond it. Fans of Netflix's The Crown will delight in this well-researched tale of high society scandal involving a little-known woman whose story is begging to be heard." -- Booklist
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A lady's guide to etiquette and murder
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Dianne Freeman
What it's about: Enjoying unusual freedoms as a widow, the American-born Countess of Harleigh emerges from mourning to host her sister's first London season while navigating a chivalrous inspector's investigation into the scandalous circumstances of her husband's death.
About the author Dianne Freeman is the acclaimed author of the Countess of Harleigh Mystery series. She is an Agatha Award and Lefty Award finalist, as well as a nominee for the prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award from Mystery Writers of America. :
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Chariot on the Mountain by Jack Ford What it is: Based on a real trial, this compelling and suspenseful novel tells the story of Kitty Payne, a freed slave who successfully brought a court case against a white man in antebellum Virginia who kidnapped and attempted to make her a slave again.
About the author: Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Jack Ford is also the author of The Walls of Jericho, a murder mystery set in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era. | |
A shout in the ruins : a novel
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Kevin Powers
What it is: A sweeping and dramatic novel that spans 100 years and is set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society as it examines the fates of the inhabitants of Beauvais Plantation and their descendants. By the author of The Yellow Birds. 100,000 first printing.
About the author: Kevin Powers is the author of The Yellow Birds, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Guardian First Book Award, and was a National Book Award Finalist, as well as Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting, a collection of poetry.
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The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb What it is: an atmospheric and richly detailed look at the 1897 "Greenbrier Ghost" murder case, in which a West Virginia mother convinced the authorities to reopen the investigation of her daughter's death after testifying that the young woman's ghost paid her a visit.
Why you might like it: The story of the trial is told through the eyes of James Gardner, a black attorney who was part of the defense team during the Greenbrier trial and who readers first meet in 1930, after he has been committed to an insane asylum. | |
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