Historical

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“Through lyrical prose and subtle observations, Desprairies invites readers to remember what’s come before them, so that we may do things differently in the here and now.”

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“a half-dozen chapters are narrated by the eels. Their perspective is fascinating and brilliantly imagined.”

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Kevin Barry is an Irish writer to the core with his wild, dark humor and his Gaelic intonations, a beautifully skewed syntax holding up a delicate balance of spluttering facetiousness and a sly ack

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“Everett’s genius in James is that he keeps Twain’s essential plot along with Huck’s fundamental innocence and decency, but he adds his own nuances along the way.”

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this compelling novel explores important themes such as colonialism, friendship, religion, and the meaning of ‘doing good.’”

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The House of Doors is a fascinating, beautiful book.

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The Fraud is a brilliant pastiche. It is clever, often entertaining, well-researched . . .”

With a truly imaginative structure, Alice Hoffman delves into what has become her trademark theme of magic.

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“Haynes is a perceptive writer, and you’ll likely find yourself agreeing with her interpretation of the Medusa myth.”

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The Mitford Affair, an historical novel, begins in July 1932 and follows the aristocratic Mitford family through April 1941, as Britain recovers from World War I and reluctantly plunges in

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“A book for die-hard Cormac McCarthy fans . . .”

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the novel is a big story embracing many interrelated things, solidly grounded in reality over time, containing the pains, passions, and wonders of multiple characters acro

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“a carefully crafted work of fiction that makes good writing seem easy.”

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“a fascinating piece of writing from a master storyteller”

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A Play for the End of the World deserves credit for finding common humanity among three very different cultures, while telling a compelling story.”

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“In a tumultuous time of instability and uncertainty, Nathan Harris brings to the foreground humanity’s aptitude for survival, compassion, and goodwill even in their darkest hour.”

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Jessie van Eerden has created a surprising protagonist and a moving story full of unexpected moments that never stretch into the bizarre or unrealistic.

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As quietly as snow falling on “every tip of the picket fence that leaned drunkenly toward the road, . . .

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Most historians agree that the Reconstruction—the attempt to build a more equitable country following the Civil War—ultimately failed.

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“The world that Mytting brings the reader into is a lost world of simplicity and harshness and a stunning beauty where almost everything is within plain sight, and yet almost nothing can be

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Sin eaters are historically marginal figures, outcasts of Britain who ate bread from coffins to absolve the sins of the dead.

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“Discover a brooding and eerie gothic tale of a wonderland filled with something other than wonder, and a fairyland that is dark and dangerous.”

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My Red Heaven is inspired by a painting of the same by Otto Fruendlich that is abstract and wonderful.

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“a shattering portrayal of utter loneliness, guilt, and despair.”

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Hobnail and Other Frontier Stories can be viewed as a primer on western settlement history as well as a sampler of today’s best western fiction writers.”

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