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Historical Fiction April 2025 |
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The dressmakers of London
by Julia Kelly
After their mother's unexpected death, Isabelle Shelton and her estranged sister Sylvia inherit the family dressmaking shop, prompting Izzie to reluctantly seek Sylvia's help to save it while aiming to buy her out, leading to letters that explore old wounds and the possibility of reconciliation within their shared legacy.
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Everything is poison
by Joy McCullough
When Carmela Tofana turns 16, she joins her mother's apothecary in Campo Marzio crafting remedies for customers, but for every sweet-smelling flower extract there is another potion requiring darker ingredients, in a historical novel told in prose and verse.
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Far from home : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Fleeing Paris after her husband's execution for opposing Hitler, Arielle von Auspeck hides in Normandy, joins the Resistance and forges a bond with a grieving widower as they fight to reunite with their loved ones.
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| Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher MurrayIn 1919, Jessie Redmon Fauset becomes the first Black woman literary editor of The Crisis magazine, putting her at the forefront of Harlem's cultural renaissance, where she discovers talents such as Langston Hughes and Nella Larsen. But her ambitions and a secret affair with W.E.B. Du Bois threaten it all. Try this next: Tia Williams' A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. |
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| The Jackal's Mistress by Chris BohjalianWith her Confederate husband in a Union prison, Libby Steadman runs their gristmill in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, helped only by her 12-year-old niece, a 60-year-old freedman, and his freed wife. Libby faces many dangers as war surrounds her, especially when she hides an injured Union officer. If you enjoy this fast-paced book, which is based on a true story, try Paulette Jiles' Chenneville. |
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One good thing
by Georgia Hunter
In occupied Italy, Jewish best friends Lili and Esti hide war orphans in a convent where they forge false papers for the Underground, and when Esti is critically injured, she asks Lili to go on the run with her son Theo through Nazi-occupied villages toward Allied territory.
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Under the same stars : a novel
by Libba Bray
Three timelines converge to unveil truths behind the disappearance of two girls during World War II, in a historical mystery exploring the cyclical nature of fascism and genocide and how teens have always been part of the resistance against it.
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