Showing posts with label Historical Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Historical Fiction. Show all posts

Lating Treasures

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Aussie Book Karma

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Title: Lasting Treasures
Author: Julie Ellis
Sub-Category: Historical
Blurb: Having fled the 1917 revolution, 16-year-old Russian refugee Viktoria meets and marries Gary Barton, heir to a prospering Virginia tobacco business. She quickly adapts to American ways but, remembering the pogroms and obeying her bigoted father-in-law, she conceals her Jewish origins--a decision she will later deeply regret. Vicky evolves into a shrewd, determined businesswoman who builds the tobacco company into a major national concern, bringing the quarrelsome Barton family enormous wealth. Alarmed at Vicky's growing concerns about cigarettes' link to cancer, however, her relatives plot to gain control, leading to a conclusion of epic proportions.
Owner: Sheree
Posted: 18 May 08
Status: Available

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Night Shall Overtake Us

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Title: Night Shall Overtake Us
Author: Kate Saunders
Sub-Category: Historical
Blurb: Set in Ireland, England and France during WW I, the plot centers on four girls who swear an oath of eternal friendship on their final night together at an Irish boarding school: Rory, a feisty Irish lass who plans never to marry; Francesca, a delicate beauty forever shamed by childhood incest; Eleanor, who will fall for an abusive lover; and Jenny, who will battle her fiance's mother for years. As the four go about their intertwined adult lives, readers experience their dramatically changing circumstances, as well as the near dissolution of friendship between two of the women, who fall for the same man. Though Saunders concentrates on Rory, each of the heroines' characters are developed in surprising and subtle ways. With its lively dialogue and carefully researched period details, the novel reproduces a bygone era while charging it with timeless human emotion.
Owner: Narelle
Posted: 18 May 08
Status: Available

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Jane Austen's Guide to Dating

Saturday, June 7, 2008 by Aussie Book Karma

Title: Jane Austen's Guide to Dating
Author: Lauren Henderson
Category: Self-Help
Blurb: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." --Jane Austen, Pride and PrejudiceThere was never a more astute chronicler of the hits and near-misses of love than Jane Austen. Now, she helps readers discover their inner heroines and get the guy in this witty book of romance and dating strategies.Utilizing wisdom inspired by Jane Austen's novels, from Sense and Sensibility to Pride and Prejudice and beyond, author Lauren Henderson creates an indispensable guide for navigating the all-too-mystifying dating scene.
Posted: 5 April 08
Owner: Kate Cuthbert
Status: Available

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The Raven Prince

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Title: The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, Book 1)
Author: Elizabeth Hoyt
Category: Historical Romance
Blurb: After reviewing her somewhat precarious financial situation, Anna Wren comes to the conclusion that she needs a job. When she discovers that Edward de Raaf, the Earl of Swartingham, requires a new secretary, it seems like the perfect solution to her employment problem. Having already lost two secretaries because of his temper, Edward reluctantly agrees to give Anna a chance. Much to Anna's surprise, she finds she likes working for the often stubborn but unexpectedly kind Edward, and Edward soon realizes that Anna is not only an excellent secretary but also an extraordinarily intriguing woman. Hoyt's superb debut historical romance will dazzle readers with its brilliant blend of exquisitely nuanced characters, splendidly sensual love story, and elegant writing expertly laced with a dash of tart wit.
Owner: Kate Cuthbert
Status: Available

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The Royal Road to Fotheringay

Friday, June 6, 2008 by Aussie Book Karma

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Title: Royal Road to Fotheringay
Author: Jean Plaidy
Category: Historical Fiction
Blurb: The haunting story of the beautiful—and tragic—Mary, Queen of Scots, as only legendary novelist Jean Plaidy could write it. The first book in Plaidy's two Queen of Scots books, following Mary's troublesome beginning leading to her house arrest in England.
Owner: Kjirsten Hartwell
Posted: 06 April 08
Status: Available

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The Miracle at St. Bruno's

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Title: The Miracle at St. Bruno's
Author: Philipa Carr
Category: Historical Fiction
Blurb: "I was born in the September of 1523, nine months after the monks had discovered the child in the crib on that Christmas morning. My birth was, my father used to say, another miracle: He was not young at the time being forty years of age . . . My mother, whose great pleasure was tending her gardens, called me Damask, after the rose which Dr. Linacre, the King's physician, had brought into England that year." (Taken from Opening Paragraph)
Owner: Kjirsten Hartwell
Posted: 06 April 08
Status: Available

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The Wandering Prince

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Title: The Wandering Prince (Stuart Saga, Book 3)
Author: Jean Plaidy
Category: Historical Fiction
Blurb: He was born Charles Stuart, and deprived of his heritage, he was forced to spend the early years of his manhood wandering Europe. He became Charles II, King of England, the most fascinating rake in British history. It is the story of Chares' early years that is told here through the eyes of two women -- one, Lucy Water, who became his mistress and the mother of his natural son; the other, Charles' younger sister, Minette.
Owner: Kjirsten Hartwell
Posted: 06 April 08
Status: Available

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Saint Thomas's Eve

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Title: Saint Thomas's Eve (Tudor Series, Book 6)
Author: Jean Plaidy
Category: Hsitorical Fiction
Blurb: This is the beautifully conceived story of Sir Thomas More -- scholar, chancellor of England, man of integrity -- who was snatched from the peaceful life of his family home in Chelsea, to die on the scaffold as the price of his opposition to the wild desires of King Henry VIII. It is also the story of a delectable family caught up in the intrigues of a lustful king. Thomas More did not seek fame. His merry household, sanctuary of Holbein and Erasmus, was in startling contrast with the licentious Tudor court. But when fame was thrust upon More, he began the perilous journey which ended on St. Thomas's Eve.
Owner: Kjirsten Hartwell
Posted: 06 April 08
Status: Available

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The Othe Queen

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Title: The Other QueenAuthor: Philippa Gregory
Category: Historical Fiction
Blurb: A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth's trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick. She is newly married to her fourth and most distinguished husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury. But what marriage can withstand the charms of Mary? Or the threat of rebellion that she always carries? With her characteristic combination of superb storytelling and authentic historical background, Philippa Gregory brings to life this period of great change in her final novel in the Tudor series.
Owner: Annie Bucknall
Posted: 5 May 08
Status: AVAILABLE

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