Historical Fiction Stars

• Island Beneath the Sea
  Author: Allende, Isabel
  $ 26.99 ISBN: 9780061988240 Date: 2010
  Booklist
  From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Allende's latest novel introduces yet another unforgettable woman--a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.
  Updated 3.18.10
  
• Blood Royal
  Author: Bennett, Vanora
  $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780061689864 Date: 2010
  LJ
  A sweeping love story, set in 15th-century England and France, The Queen's Lover tells the story of a woman of enormous courage, independence, and passion, who is destined to rule two kingdoms.
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• The Postmistress
  Author: Blake, Sarah
  $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780399156199 Date: 2010
  LJ Booklist
  Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, The Postmistress is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women--and of two countries torn apart by war.
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• Parrot and Olivier in America
  Author: Carey, Peter
  $ 26.95 ISBN: 9780307592620 Date: 2010
  Booklist PW LJ
  From the two-time Booker Prize-winning author comes an irrepressibly funny new novel set in early-19th-century America.
  Suggested Reading: All Stars
  Updated 3.19.10
• A Jew Must Die
  Author: Chessez, Jacques
  $ 12.95 ISBN: 9781904738510 Date: 2010
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  The murder of a Jewish merchant in Switzerland during WWII told in a haunting novel.
  Updated 3.18.10
  
• Remarkable Creatures
  Author: Chevalier, Tracy
  $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780525951452 Date: 2010
  LJ
  From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring comes this stunning novel of how one woman's gift transcends class and social prejudice to lead to some of the most important discovers of the 19th century.
  Updated 11.4.09
  
• The Creation of Eve
  Author: Cullen, Lynn
  $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780399156106 Date: 2010
  LJ
  A riveting novel based on the true but little-known story of Sofonisba Anguissola, the first renowned female artist of the Renaissance, The Creation of Eve is an expansive, original, and entertaining work of historical fiction.
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• The Wedding in Auschwitz
  Author: Hackl, Erich
  $ 14.95 ISBN: 9781852429836 Date: 2010
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  A moving account of a remarkable event; a tragic story with glimmers of hope and happiness.
  Updated 4.14.10
  
• The Lady and the Poet
  Author: Haran, Maeve
  $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780312554156 Date: 2010
  LJ
  Set against the sumptuousness and intrigues of Queen Elizabeth I's court, this powerful novel reveals the untold love affair between the poet John Donne and Ann More, the passionate woman who, against all odds, becomes his wife.
  Updated 3.18.10
  
• The Crimson Rooms
  Author: McMahon, Katherine
  $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780399156229 Date: 2010
  LJ
  Still haunted by the death of her only brother, James, in the Great War, Evelyn Gifford is completely unprepared when a young nurse and her six-year-old son appear on the Giffords' doorstep one night.
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• The Information Officer
  Author: Mills, Mark
  $ 25 ISBN: 9781400068180 Date: 2010
  LJ
  Filled with remarkably poignant and atmospheric details of life under siege, and indelible characters who live and breathe, The Information Officer is a taut, transporting thriller--an enthralling novel told with exceptional skill and style.
  Updated 11.4.09
  
• Walking to Gatlinburg
  Author: Mosher, Howard
  $ 25 ISBN: 9780307450678 Date: 2010
  Kirkus
  A stunning and lyrical Civil War novel, Walking to Gatlinburg is a story of brotherhood and survival, action and adventure, in an unforgettable and mythic trek into an American heart of darkness as a boy searches for the brother he's lost.
  Suggested Reading: Civil War Stars
  Updated 2.25.10
  
• The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers
  Author: Mullen, Thomas
  $ 25 ISBN: 9781400067534 Date: 2010
  PW
  From the acclaimed author of The Last Town on Earth comes an imaginative and mythical saga about two vigilante bank robber brothers on the run from the law during the Great Depression.
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• My Name is Mary Sutter
  Author: Oliveira, Robin
  $ 26.95 ISBN: 9780670021673 Date: 2010
  LJ
  Mary Sutter is a brilliant, headstrong midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon in 19th-century America. Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine, Mary leaves home and travels to Washington, D.C., to pursue her medical career.
  Updated 4.14.10
  
• The Forty Rules of Love
  Author: Shafak, Elif
  $ 25.95 ISBN: 9780670021451 Date: 2010
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  In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to The Bastard of Istanbul, acclaimed Turkish author Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives--one contemporary and the other set in the 13th century--that together incarnate the poet Rumi's timeless message of love.
  Updated 2.23.10
  
• Black Hills
  Author: Simmons, Dan
  $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780316006989 Date: 2010
  PW
  As George Custer lies dying on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn, the legendary general's ghost enters Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior--and Custer's voice will speak to him for the rest of his event-filled life.
  Suggested Reading: Western Stars
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• Wench
  Author: Valdez, Dolen Perkins
  $ 24.99 ISBN: 9780061706547 Date: 2010
  LJ
  In her debut, Perkins-Valdez eloquently plunges into a dark period of American history . . . Heart-wrenching, intriguing, original, and suspenseful, this novel showcases [the author's] ability to bring the unfortunate past to life.--Publishers Weekly.
  Suggested Reading: Debuts
  Updated 1.28.10
  
• Diamond Ruby
  Author: Wallace, Joseph
  $ 16 ISBN: 9781439160053 Date: 2010
  LJ
  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn meets Ragtime, in this novel set in the Roaring 20's about a 17-year-old girl who can out-pitch any major league baseball player.
  Updated 4.14.10
  
• The Fifth Servant
  Author: Wishnia, Kenneth
  $ 25.99 ISBN: 9780061725371 Date: 2010
  LJ
  To save his community, a young Talmudic scholar must discover who killed a Christian girl, in this richly atmospheric tale of religion, mystery, and intrigue, set in 16th-century Central Europe during the Inquisition.
  Updated 1.28.10