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Historical Fiction April 2025 |
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The second sun by P. T. DeutermannIn March 1945, Captain Wolfe Bowen investigates a captured German U-boat carrying Japanese civilians and mysterious cargo, triggering a race against time to determine Japan's potential atomic weaponry and report the findings to newly inaugurated President Truman.
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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. Libby faces many dangers as war surrounds her, especially when she hides an injured Union officer. |
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| The English Problem by Beena KamlaniIn this thought-provoking debut, Mahatma Gandhi sponsors 18-year-old Shiv Advani to study British law to aid Indian independence. Shiv arrives in 1931 London ready to do what's asked of him, but finds himself torn between what he's promised and what he desires as he faces racism and learns about love, literature, and himself. |
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The mademoiselle alliance : a novel by Natasha LesterIn World War II France, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, a daring polyglot and spy, leads the Alliance resistance network, balancing perilous espionage, defying gender expectations, and navigating the risks of love amidst the constant threat of capture and death.
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Happy land by Dolen Perkins-ValdezWhen Nikki visits her estranged grandmother in North Carolina, she uncovers a hidden legacy tied to a forgotten kingdom of freed people, unraveling her family's secrets and her own identity while fighting to protect their endangered heritage.
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Strangers in time by David BaldacciIn London in 1944, a recently bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War come together, finding healing and hope in one another.
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Six days in Bombay by Alka JoshiThis sweeping novel follows young Anglo-Indian nurse Sona as she embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after famous painter Mira Novak dies in her care.
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The pretender by Jo HarkinIn 1480s England, peasant boy Lambert Simnel is thrust into royal intrigue as he is declared a hidden heir to the throne and must face court politics, rebellion and an alliance with the cunning Joan that could shape the fate of the monarchy.
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We do not part : a novel by Kang HanAs Kyungha braves a treacherous snowstorm on Jeju Island to save her injured friend's pet, she unwittingly embarks on a journey that blurs reality and memory, uncovering a hidden chapter of Korean history and the enduring power of friendship amidst forgotten violence.
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Malinalli by Veronica ChapaA kidnapped Nahua girl, enslaved and thrust into the heart of Spanish conquest, uses her wit, magic and resilience to carve her own destiny and rewrite her legacy as both traitor and goddess amidst a clash of empires.
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