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The Prohibited: A Novel
By Matt Goldman
A Jewish American family weathers Prohibition and its aftermath in this comforting tale.
The White Deer: A Novel of Anton Chekhov
By Regina McBride
In 19th-century Ukraine, young love isn’t for the weak.
Circle of Days
By Ken Follett
Stonehenge, where a man’s a man, and the children… (Okay, we’ll stop.)
The Pirate Queen: A Novel
By Ariel Lawhon
A rollicking tale of the strongest of strong women.
White Elephant: A Novel
By Jeyamohan; translated by Priyamvada Ramkumar
An Irishman in India confronts the ugliness of the Raj.
Agrippa: A Novel of Ancient Rome’s Descent into Dictatorship
By Robert Harris
A dynamic figure from antiquity is rendered oddly lifeless.
Wayward Girls
By Susan Wiggs
The classic “mean Irish nuns” story gets an Upstate New York reboot.
Vanishing Point
By Ellen Prentiss Campbell
A detailed re-imagining of 19th-century painter George Hetzel and his kin.
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