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By Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 1997
In 1777, fifteen-year-old Phoebe Olcott is thrown into the turmoil of the American Revolutionary War when her cousin Gideon is…
hanged as a British spy. When she finds a secret message from Gideon, containing the names of Loyalist families to be protected by British soldiers, she must deliver it to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1997.By Norah Lofts. 1975
A story of fifteenth century rural England. tale unfolds the new adventures of Sir Godfrey Tallboys and the two women…
who love him. His wife, Sybilla, welcoming him home after six long years, learns she must now share their home with the exotic young creature, Tana, who has saved Godfrey's life. It does not take a second glance to see that Tana is about to bear a child. What Sybilla does not know is that the child is Godfrey's. Sequel to: "Knight's Acre" (DC31546). Followed by "The lonely furrow" (DC31547). 1975. (Suffolk trilogy ; 2)By Kate Sedley. 1994
Roger the Chapman is once again eager for the open road after settling down for more than a year in…
Bristol. It is early April 1475 as he approaches the thriving village of Totnes. However, Roger senses danger in the air. He learns that two of the village children have mysteriously disappeared, and a band of cutthroat wanderers is on the loose. Sequel to "The hanged man", followed by "The eve of St. Hyacinth". 1994.By Bharati Mukherjee. 1993
When Beigh Masters travels to India from the United States in search of a rare gem the last thing she…
expects to find is a historical record of a distant relative she never knew existed. Beigh discovers that in the seventeenth century one of her female American relatives travelled to India on her own quest and became wrapped up in the history and culture of the country. Beigh finds herself becoming more and more involved in her relative's story as she continues her own search. 1993.By Joan Clark. 1981
By Elizabeth Kostova. 2005
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters…
addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. 2005.In the summer of 1143, Elave arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter in Shrewsbury. His mission is to…
have William of Lythwood buried in the Abbey grounds. Elave and William have completed a pilgrimage, but the dead pilgrim has been condemned as a heretic. The detective who seeks to unravel the causes of Elave's subsequent death is Brother Cadfael. 1989. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 16)It is 1142 and England is in the grip of civil war. In the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and…
St. Paul begin a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. Ten year old Lord of Eaton, Richard Ludel refuses to marry to increase his lands, as is his grandmother's wishes, and when Richard disappears and a corpse is found in Eyton Forest, Brother Cadfael is forced to track down the murderer. 1987. (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael ; 14)By Catherine Cookson. 1989
Ten-year-old Freddie Musgrave's services were in great demand as a runner for those whose business along the Victorian Tyne involved…
evading the Customs and Excise. One night, Freddie rescues an infant, and in turn, Maggie Hewitt, a local businesswoman, rescues them both. A romance set in 19th century England. Some strong language. 1989.By Jessica Stirling. 1978
Here is the second part of the saga of the Stalkers, a family determined to survive. In the town of…
Blacklaw, the mine-owner Houston Lamont squeezes the last ounce of profit from his pitmen, until the coalfields erupt in violent and bloody riots. With her father and two brothers dead Mirrin, the restless fire-brand of the family, takes to the road. Sequel to "The spoiled earth" (DC36013), followed by "Dark pasture". 1978.By Anne Edwards. 1974
By Pauline Gedge. 1999
The "Two Lands" of upper and lower Egypt have been under the rule of the Hyksos, invaders from Asia Minor,…
for 200 years. They have exiled and humiliated the Tao family, hereditary kings and queens of Egypt, until they are finally pushed into rebellion. However, after several generations of Hyksos rule, it is often difficult to discern where true loyalty and wisdom lie. Followed by "The oasis" (DC30419). 2000, c1999. (Lords of the two lands ; 1)By Jean Plaidy. 1977
The dramatic story of Richard the Lion Heart, one of England's most romanticized and strangest kings. Known for both chivalry…
and cruelty, Richard maintains a cool distance from his elegant wife while suffering torment from his relationships with the king of France, an apparent ally, and the warrior Saladin, an apparent enemy. Sequel to "The Revolt of the Eaglets" (DC03944). Followed by "Prince of darkness". 1980, c1977. (Plantagenet saga ; 3)By Roberta Rich. 2013
The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1579. Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have set up a new life for themselves…
in Constantinople. Isaac runs a newly established business in the growing silk trade, while Hannah, the best midwife in all of Constantinople, plies her trade within the opulent palace of Sultan Murat III, tending to the thousand women of his lively and infamous harem. But one night, when Hannah is unexpectedly summoned to the palace, she's confronted with Leah, a poor Jewish peasant girl who has been abducted and sold into the sultan's harem. Sequel to "The midwife of Venice". Bestseller. 2013.By Vincent Lam. 2012
Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon – and a bon vivant, compulsive gambler,…
and incorrigible womanizer. He is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing list of government officials, fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, and quick to spot business opportunities, but ignores all news of the fighting that swirls around him. Percy finds happiness with Jacqueline, and Laing Jai, a son born to them on the eve of the Tet offensive. But Percival's new-found happiness is precarious, and as the complexities of war encroach further and further into his world, he must confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see. c2012.By Diana Brown. 1984
Set in post-Civil War America. Damarais Fanshawe is seduced while working as a nursemaid. She becomes an Episcopal nun, but…
after losing her religious faith, she trains as a doctor. Throughout, she is torn by her love for Guy Parrish. c1984.By Joan Aiken. 1991
A young boy in the 18th century records his experiences with ghosts and family tragedy in a journal. A century…
later, the journal is found by the manor tenant, Henry James, whose attempts to publish the writings are thwarted. Now the manor is occupied by E.F. Benson who inadvertently brings the whole business into the open. 1991.By Walter Scott, Claire Lamont. 1830
Jeanie Deans, a peasant girl, is the heroine of this eighteenth-century novel that revolves around a Scottish prison. Jeanie treks…
from Edinburgh to London to gain a pardon for her sister Effie, falsely accused of child-murder, but Effie escapes with her lover. Meanwhile, when John Porteous, a guard condemned for murder, is reprieved by the queen, a mob takes justice into its own hands. 1982, 1830.By Kathryn Stockett. 2010
Jackson, Mississippi; 1962-1964. College grad and fledgling writer Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, who is white, searches for a publication-worthy project. She…
interviews two African American maids about their relationships with their employers. Dangerously violating integration laws, the women collaborate on a book that breaks new ground. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2010, c2009.By Anne Carter, Zoé Oldenbourg. 1972