ABSALOM, ABSALOM! tells the story of Thomas Sutpen, the enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson township in the early 1830s. With a French architect and a band of wild Haitians, he wrung a fabulous plantation out of the muddy bottoms...
Historical fiction
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Author:Faulkner, WilliamSummary: - Author:Goodwin, S. M.Summary:
Jasper Lightner is a decorated Crimean War hero and the most admired inspector in London's Metropolitan Police. Along with a chest full of medals, he's got a head injury that's left large chunks of his memory missing. But Jasper's...
- Author:McDermott, AliceSummary:
"A breath of fresh air." - BookPage "Both narrators bring deep emotional tonality...this exceptional listen will foster deep book club discussions." - Booklist "Alternately gripping, moving, and thought-provoking...this is an audiobook...
- Author:Jeffries, SabrinaSummary:
The creative force behind the ton's most dazzling events, the three sisters of Elegant Occasions know plenty about fashion, food, and the perfect setting—but there is always more to learn about love ... As a viscount's heir, Rafe...
- Author:Metzger, BarbaraSummary:
Ace Endicott, the Earl of Carde, needs a woman who will give him an heir, but he never expects to be engaged to three different women or to become the laughingstock of the gossip columnists. Escaping this London nightmare, he takes a...
- Author:Wilson, JohnSummary:
Short-listed for the 1998 Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children’s Literature and Geoffrey Bilson Award In his third young adult title, John Wilson takes on the rich territory of the 1845 Franklin expedition. Cabin boy David Young travels...
- Author:Radcliffe, RobertSummary:
The story of two young pilots, George Duckworth a cynical Englishman determined to take the fight to the Germans and his Canadian friend, Mac, whose tally of kills rivals only those of the Red Baron, with whom he is fated to duel. There...
- Author:Mehlmann, GloriaSummary:
Adam's Tree is a fictional account of life on the Cowesses First Nation in Saskatchewan during the 1940's and 50's.This period in history finds forces like regulatory policy, World War II, systemic racism, and the long reach of the...
- Author:Colvin, JeffreySummary:
A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood,...
- Author:Hunter, CatherineSummary:
After Light spans four generations of the Garrison family, over the course of the twentieth century. Irish Deirdre, forced into marriage at sixteen, never stops trying to regain her freedom, though her ruthless escape attempts threaten...
- Author:Schwartz, Selby WynnSummary:
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE An exhilarating debut from a radiant new voice, After Sappho reimagines the intertwined lives of feminists at the turn of the twentieth century. "The first thing we did was change our names. We...
- Author:Ross, OrnaSummary:
When Jo Devereux returns to Ireland for her mother's funeral, the last person she expects to meet there is Rory O'Donovan. The secrets and silences between Jo's family and Rory's was the one constant of their childhood — and erupted...
- Author:Matas, CarolSummary:
After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine.
- Author:Camden, ElizabethSummary:
In 1890s Boston, Lydia Pallas' skills as a translator get her noticed by the dashing Alexander Banebridge, who has a trove of documents he can't decipher. The only thing more alarming than the information Lydia culls from these papers...
- Author:Donoghue, EmmaSummary:
A retired New York professor's life is thrown into chaos when he takes a young great-nephew with him to the French Riviera where he attempts to uncover his mother's wartime secrets.
- Author:Michener, James A.Summary:
The high points in the story of Alaska since the American acquisition are brought vividly to life through more than 100 characters, real and fictional.
- Author:Patterson, James, DiLallo, RichardSummary:
The year is 1906, and America is segregated. Hatred and discrimination plague the streets, the classroom, and the courts. But in Washington, DC, Ben Corbett, a smart and courageous lawyer, makes it his mission to confront injustice at...
- Author:Revelle, RickSummary:
Painting a vivid picture of the original peoples of North America, long before European colonization changed the face of the continent, the Algonquin Quest novels show the traditions, the legends and the intrigue that shaped the First...
- Author:Revelle, RickSummary:
Painting a vivid picture of the original peoples of North America, long before European colonization changed the face of the continent, the Algonquin Quest novels show the traditions, the legends and the intrigue that shaped the First...
- Author:Harris, YvonneSummary:
This sweeping saga is set in the 1860s when Canada was emerging as a nation, during the Cariboo gold rush and against the backdrop the U.S. Civil War. Alice, a strong-minded woman, witnesses the injustices that surround her but is...
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