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Historical Fiction December 2023 |
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| Shoot the Moon by Isa ArsénIn this thought-provoking debut novel, Annie Fisk is hired as a secretary at NASA despite having a physics degree. After she discovers errors in an engineer's calculations for the Apollo 11 space flight, Annie gets a promotion and makes a mysterious, life-altering discovery that could change the future of physics and space travel forever. |
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| The Glutton by A.K. BlakemoreInspired by real events, this is the harrowing tale of Tarrare, an 18th-century French peasant plagued with an all-consuming hunger. Confined to an asylum after a child vanishes, a dying Tarrare tells his remarkable story (including stints as a soldier, spy, and street performer) to a wary nun. For readers with strong stomachs. |
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| The Prospectors by Ariel DjanikianAlice Bush is excited to follow her sister and brother-in-law on their return trip to the Yukon, where they have a prosperous claim to mine during the Klondike Gold Rush. What happens when she arrives will have unanticipated social and environmental fallout in the area for years to come. Read-alikes: Leon Uris, James Michener, and Herman Wouk. |
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| Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne EekhoutAfter an adolescence steeped in Gothic folklore and recovering from a recent tragic loss, a young Mary Shelley arrives at Lake Geneva to visit Lord Byron. Byron challenges his guests to write the best ghost story, which serves as the perfect distraction from Mary’s personal tumult and plants the seed for what will later become her novel Frankenstein. |
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| Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison EpsteinIn this dramatic alternate history of imperial Russia, a large cast of characters navigate tricky court politics and interpersonal entanglements while outside the palace, a popular uprising and the arrival of a mysterious young woman threaten to divide the the nation and the imperial family alike. |
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| Menewood by Nicola GriffithMenewood is the much-anticipated sequel to Hild, which first introduced readers to the future St. Hilda of Whitby, a key figure in the history of Anglo-Saxon England. Now 18 and newly wed, Hild is tasked by her uncle King Edwin with securing Northumbria, a mission to which she brings her usual mix of intelligence, strength, grit, and determination to survive. |
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| All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri MaherInspired by true events, this is the suspenseful and character-driven story of the Jane Collective, an underground network of people dedicated to providing access to birth control and abortion care, which in the 1960s and 1970s were still illegal in many states. |
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| The Refugee Ocean by Pauls ToutonghiDespite being separated by 50 years, the stories of Lebanese composer Marguerite and Syrian pianist Naim are united by the thoughtful and moving portrayal of their experiences as immigrants and a shared attachment to a single unforgettable piece of music. |
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| Above the Salt by Katherine VazIn this sweeping and heartwrenching love story, young lovers João and Maria separately flee religious persecution on the island of Madeira and reunite to make new lives in Illinois. After forming a connection with up-and-coming politician Abraham Lincoln, the couple are again separated in the upheaval of the Civil War but share an indelible bond that will shape the rest of their lives. |
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| Straw Dogs of the Universe by Ye ChunSet against the backdrop of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in late 19th-century California, this haunting story follows 10-year-old Sixiang, a rural girl sold to human traffickers who sets out to find her absentee father Guifeng, a railway worker. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, John W. Risley, Jr., Chairman |
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