A brilliantly constructed and superbly executed historical tale… Gray skillfully makes use of the scant biographical resources, bringing a sensible eye to Shakespeare’s life story in his debut. As Gray tells it, William Shakespeare was his parent’s first child to… Read More ›
A tautly paced and multifaceted tale of humanity and the power of compassion… Mason’s moving WWII novel takes place in the past and the present, as a once-idealistic biotech CEO stumbles into a seventy-four-year-old mystery that connects her to her… Read More ›
A high-octane adventure… Durwood serves up a deeply intriguing, ambitious historical fiction series that neatly combines the thrills and chills of action and adventure. In the first book, The Illustrated Boatman’s Daughter, Salima, the daughter of a wealthy boatman, living… Read More ›
An evocative, richly detailed tale… Belshaw’s poignant latest, a tale of family secrets, love, betrayal, and revenge, delivers atmosphere and plotting as well as nicely modulated characters. With her husband’s aptitude for relentless nagging and bullying, Jessica is trapped in… Read More ›
A poignant historical drama… Karpenko’s latest boldly captures the sweeping devastating “terror-famine” of the times from the perspective of a family caught in a Bolshevik domination. Stalin’s rise to power in 1928 sets off a tidal wave of social turmoil… Read More ›
An eloquent tale of human aspirations and resilience… Murder, betrayal, loneliness, and perversity propel Peres’s excellent historical biography, featuring his great grandfather, who emigrated from Germany in 1851 to America. With astonishingly real details, Peres creates a convincing picture of… Read More ›
A sprawling and imaginative literary tale… An ambitious and haunting evocation of a time and place, Newell’s debut takes readers through Florida’s gradual development after the Civil War. The book starts with the early settlers’ struggles to survive and maintain… Read More ›
A large, stately, and intensely powerful tale of loss, grief, and resilience… Set against the backdrop of Canadian frontier, Gutteridge’s intimate, deeply evocative novel displays his formidable gift for illuminating humanity’s fascinating ability to strive in the face of difficult… Read More ›
An enthralling tale of love, acceptance, and understanding… Set in contemporary Madison, Wisconsin, Linde’s second installment in the Waldwick series chronicles a young man’s coming-of-age journey as he navigates life’s ups and downs, learning about love, life, and liberty. Born… Read More ›
An impressive, memorable coming-of-age tale… Set in 1966 in Chicago’s North Shore in a diverse, inexpensive neighborhood, Phelps’s nuanced coming-of-age tale uses some real-life situation and characters to tell the story of a teenager boy trying to find his own… Read More ›
