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Bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination…
centuries after her extraordinary life and death. Joan of Arc gets the Hamilton treatment in this evocative novel. Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc’s life, (including her family and even the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we come to know in Voices.
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Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, School stories
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The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud,…
Not Buddy, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. There's Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron, who's thirteen and an "official juvenile delinquent."When Byron gets to be too much trouble, they head South to Birmingham to visit Grandma, the one person who can shape him up. And they happen to be in Birmingham when Grandma's church is blown up.AN ALA TOP TEN BEST BOOKAN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKAN IRA YOUNG ADULT'S CHOICEA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOKNAMED TO MULTIPLE STATE AWARD LISTS"Every so often a book becomes a modern classic almost as soon as it arrives on bookshelves. That happened in the mid-'90s when Christopher Paul Curtis released his first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963." —NPRFrom the Hardcover edition.
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Multi-cultural fiction, Historical fiction, General fiction
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<P><P>Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly…
to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a midwife; and their master’s daughter Varina. <P><P>The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom. <P><P>Magnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly imagined, Conjure Women moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love.
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Adventure stories, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers
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<P>Award-winning author Fonda Lee explodes onto the adult fantasy scene with Jade City, an epic saga reminiscent of The Godfather…
with magic and kungfu, set in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. <P>FAMILY IS DUTY. MAGIC IS POWER. HONOR IS EVERYTHING. <P>Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation. <P>When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone -- even foreigners -- wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones -- from their grandest patriarch to the lowliest motorcycle runner on the streets -- and of Kekon itself. <P>Jade City begins an epic tale of family, honor, and those who live and die by the ancient laws of jade and blood. <P><b>Nominated for 2017 Nebula Awards- Best Novel</b>
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Sólo intérpretes en un escenario. Thaddeus había logrado abrirse camino hasta la cima de su profesión. Como inquisidor del Dux,…
disfrutaba de todas las comodidades que ofrecía la Venecia de clase media. Todo ello, hasta que le es asignado un llorón escriba de Padua, Geovanni. Desde entonces su vida da un giro hacia lo incierto. Siéndoles encomendada la tarea imposible de descubrir el origen de una extraña epidemia, el inquisidor y el escriba son desterrados de Venecia hasta que encuentren una solución. Extraños elementos acechan en la zona, y no son los turcos. La primera tarea de ambos funcionarios es llegar intactos a la ciudad de Udine, asolada por la peste. ¿Serán capaces de encontrar la fuente y regresar? ¿Sobrevivirán? Lee el primer libro El Inquisidor, de la trilogía Thaddeus de Venecia, para averiguarlo.
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Historical fiction, War stories
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Gunnar era um jovem jornalista na Islândia. Cobria notícias locais que o aborreciam e estava desesperado para sair dessa via…
de mão única para o esquecimento. Quando a Guerra Civil eclodiu na Espanha, ele viu sua oportunidade, seu caminho para a grandeza. Barcelona era uma cidade com cartazes coloridos de propagandas e de personagens interessantes. Amizades foram forjadas, eles riam, bebiam e lutavam juntos, mas ele teria que pagar a sua dívida. O preço da entrada nesta guerra era a traição aos seus amigos. Nada seria o mesmo depois que Barcelona irrompeu em chamas em 3 de maio de 1937. Ninguém era confiável, amigos se voltaram uns contra os outros e sobreviver era a única coisa que importava. Sangue e Chuva é o segundo romance de Villi Asgeirsson. O primeiro, Under the Black Sand, foi publicado em 2013.
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction
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Ambientado na Málaga do século XI, “O Pirata” é o Segundo livro da trilogia “A Cidade dos Sonhos. Este romance…
histórico, empolgante e de rápida evolução, leva o leitor para o mundo medieval de mercadores e marinheiros que navegam pela costa ocidental do Mediterrâneo, e os piratas que os aterrorizam. Bem cedo em uma manhã, o ambicioso Capitão Pirata, al-Awar, faz um ataque surpresa a um estaleiro em Malaqah e sequestra Bakr, um mestre construtor, e dois de seus funcionários. Antes que alguém possa intervir, eles desaparecem. Ninguém faz ideia de por que os piratas os levaram, ou para onde podem ter ido, mas todos concordam que há apenas dois destinos para eles: morte ou escravidão. Quando a esposa de Bakr recebe a notícia, ela fica de coração partido, mas se recusa a ouvir aqueles que insistem que há poucas esperanças de encontrar seu marido com vida. Em vez de se conformar, ela se torna determinada a descobrir para onde os piratas o levaram. Com o Mar do Meio inteiro para se esconder, esconderem, encontrar os homens sequestrados parece uma tarefa impossível, contudo, ela se recusa a desistir e incentiva a família inteira, e seus amigos, a procurarem. No cerne deste romance há a história de amor de Aisha e Bakr, os sentimentos profundos que nutrem um pelo outro. Pensar nela é o que mantém Bakr vivo enquanto cativo, mesmo que as possibilidades de voltar para casa ou rever a família sejam tão ínfimas. E é o amor dela por ele que a fortalece para que nunca desista de ter esperanças de trazê-lo para casa.
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Historical fiction, Family stories
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New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The Upper Room with…
a dazzling portrait of two very different couples whose friendship and fast times are no match for shattering betrayal . . . A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community—Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings. Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she’s always wanted—and granted Odell a once-in-a-lifetime shot to escape grinding poverty. But all that respectability and status comes at a cost. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to break loose and taste life’s wild side, without consequences . . . When their new neighbors turn out to be high-steppin’ bootleggers Milton and Yvonne Hamilton, the Watsons plunge headlong into good times and fast living. For Joyce, Yvonne is someone she can show off to—and look down on. And Odell won't introduce crude, unsophisticated Milton to his friends—but is happy to let Milton ply him with free booze. As much as the Watsons want to get along with their new neighbors, the gradual revelations of Yvonne and Milton’s seedy past make them think twice about how much time they spend together. But the Hamiltons won’t be dismissed so easily. The Watsons soon find them invading every area of their lives and discovering their long-held secrets. Now, the Watsons must tread carefully to keep the Hamiltons from destroying their perfect world . . .
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Historical fiction, Gay and lesbian fiction
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No início do século 20 em Belfast, pertencente a classe trabalhadora, Meg Preston luta para aceitar sua própria sexualidade e…
anseia por amor proibido. Lutando contra os costumes e as adversidades de seu tempo, Meg busca um relacionamento com sua amiga de infância, Lillian Watson. Mas logo as tribulações da guerra, violência e emigração ameaçam destruir tudo. Buscando refúgio para si mesma, seu amor e sua família, Meg encontrará coragem para se tornar a heroína de sua própria vida?
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General fiction, Historical fiction
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Uma menina de 5 anos (cujo pai é um personagem menor de Jane Austen) faz descobertas inesperadas enquanto se aventura…
pela Europa em busca de uma utopia. Em 1815, uma menina de 5 anos procura uma Utopia em uma Europa pós-napoleônica. A menina, uma criança abandonada pelo amor, encontra e depois perde seu amado pai. Eles vão se encontrar novamente? Um conto comovente de dor de cabeça contado através dos olhos de uma criança com verdade, amor, humor e um pouco de magia. Sofia-Elisabete, filha ilegítima do Coronel Fitzwilliam, é um foguete de cinco anos com um coração verdadeiro, um espírito irreprimível e uma paixão por ser a melhor baterista. Uma criança curiosa, ela percebe os segredos sombrios que cercam seu misterioso início como uma enjeitada em Portugal e os estranhos acontecimentos no mundo confuso de seu pai problemático, que a adora enquanto nutre uma grande afeição por alguém chamado Sr. O.P. Umm. Sofia-Elisabete é “uma jovem heroína cintilante e robusta com uma voz distinta - uma verdadeira vencedora” (Kirkus Reviews, crítico estrelado).
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Historical fiction, Historical romance
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Em seu aniversário de dezesseis anos, a mãe de Angelet resolve fazer uma surpresa que a jovem jamais se esquecerá:…
uma viagem à Inverness, na Escócia, para visitar parentes de sua mãe de quem Angie nunca ouvira falar. Angelet está feliz e pronta para a aventura, mas ao chegar ao Castelo dos MacArthur, ela descobre um segredo que sua mãe mantinha guardado a sete chaves. Segredo esse que mudará a vida da filha para sempre. Uma família repleta de segredos obscuros e a presença de um escocês, um herdeiro misterioso de uma família tradicional de Inverness, que começa a seguir seus passos e não a deixa em paz. Archie MacDowald é o homem mais lindo que ela já viu na vida, mas também é o mais perigoso…
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Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
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¿Qué tanto se puede estirar el amor fraternal sin romperse? "...es una obra de ficción que proyecta una atmosfera histórica…
extraordinaria, además de los personajes que, una vez entran en tu corazón, permanecerán ahí por siempre”. ~ Valorado con 5 estrellas por K.C. Finn en Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews Samuel y Aaron Katz tuvieron una conexión muy frágil durante su infancia, misma conexión que se daña cuando Aaron deja una Polonia pre-Segunda Guerra Mundial para irse a Palestina, y luego se ve afectada de nuevo cuando Samuel es enviado a un Gulag Soviético en el ártico. Es entonces cuando Aaron debe decidir qué tan dispuesto está a ir para salvar a su hermano menor. Desde Polonia a un Tel Aviv en tiempos de guerra, desde un campo penitenciario soviético congelado a un Irán controlado por los aliados, y a las profundidades del Mandato de Palestina en sus preparaciones desesperadas para combatir la invasión Nazi, “El camino que marca la Luna” indaga en los lazos de la hermandad y las fuerzas que los intentan romper. “Los pasajes históricos y el viaje épico tratados con lujo de detalles, “El camino que marca la Luna” lleva de la mano al lector a través de los horrores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, acompañada de unos personajes que son sensacionales. Resulta en un recorrido intenso, de esos que no permiten distraerse, obligándote a analizar hasta el más ínfimo detalle. Tiene lo mejor de cada género, ya sea el drama, los conflictos históricos, el romance o la acción en su máximo esplendor. Una obra que se quedará contigo eternamente”. ~ Valorado con 5 estrellas por Anne-Marie Reynolds en Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTA una atractiva historia que se desarrolla en 200 días de esperanza en 1942, cuando los judíos de Palestina vivieron el terror de una invasión Nazi. Del ganador del best seller Gale
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction
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Baron Charles de Castelmar, Gasconian nobleman, leaves the war-torn castle and goes to Burgundy to join the mercenaries of the…
Duke Philip the Good. The fate hurls him and a certain Valeri Sconci, a secret agent of the Vatican, together. The war between France and England spikes with renewed vigor. Burgundian mercenaries take the side of the British. At the critical for France time, Jeanne Lassoux-Roma from Lorraine appears. She convinced that she was sent down by God, in order to unite the French and destroy the English. She goes to Chignon to the Dauphin. Charles VII hits on the idea that his sister Baroness Joan of Arc can cope with the role of the Virgin of prophecy. The French gained a number of victories. Joan of Arc, elated by success, with a small knot made a daring attack. They were taken captive by Burgundians, who were led by captain de Castelmar. Valeri Sconci convinces the captain of the mercenaries to make a substitution, so that the twin of the Virgin, the peasant Jeanne Lassoux-Roma from Lorraine, who was destined to ascend the bonfire, comes to the hand of the English.
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Historical fiction, Romance
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"Si Debiera Morir". Es una historia ambientada en Nuevo México en 1847 y en el oeste de Texas en 2016.…
Esta es una historia sobre la búsqueda de un antiguo vaquero de Texas de uno de sus antepasados, un joven soldado estadounidense durante la guerra con México. John Henry se unió al Ejército del Oeste para ondear la bandera y luchar por su país. Cuando el ejército entró en Santa Fe, el mundo de John Henry se puso al revés. En Santa Fe, conoció a Morita y se enamoró. Sus amigos se convirtieron en sus amigos. John Henry no encontró enemigos en Santa Fe, y comenzó a preguntarse si podría apoyar esta guerra injusta contra una nación que no había perjudicado a su país. Esta es una historia de amor ambientada en la primera oposición generalizada a la guerra en la historia de los Estados Unidos. "Si Debiera Morir", es la continuación de la historia iniciada en mi libro, "Santa Fe mi casa". Disponible en versión impresa y libro electrónico en Amazon. El libro impreso está disponible para ordernarlo desde cualquier librería. Apoye su librería local. --Co-ganador del premio de oro del 2018 Will Rogers Medallion Award - Finalista, 2018 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards --Finalista, Jameson Book Award .
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Historical romance, Historical fiction
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A Esposa Secreta por Camila Winter Saga medieval Saga medieval, história de amor e mistério A Esposa Ssecreta Uma mulher…
misteriosa chega ao castelo de Saint Denis, no coração do Languedoc, exigindo ver o Conde de Rennes e Hainaut. Ela afirma ser sua esposa, mas o conde pensa que a pobre mulher enlouqueceu porque ela chega usando um hábito puído e conta uma história muito estranha: ela não é sua esposa, sua esposa morreu há anos e ainda assim algo no rosto daquela freira perturbada chama a atenção do Conde de Rennes, algo dolorosamente familiar: É a dama da torre, a esposa secreta, aquela que cativou o seu coração nos seus primeiros anos ou ela é apenas uma impostora do mal? Gênero: FICÇÃO / Romance / Histórico / Medieval
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Fantasy, Historical fiction
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In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle. Daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, chosen…
at the age of seven to be the voice of the Lady of the Dead, she is destined to counsel kings.When nine black ships appear, captained by an exiled Trojan prince, Gull must decide between the life she was born for and a most perilous adventure - to join the remnant of her mother's people in their desperate flight. From the doomed bastions of the City of Pirates to the temples of Byblos, from the intrigues of the Egyptian court to the haunted caves beneath Mount Vesuvius, only Gull can guide Prince Aeneas on his quest, and only she can dare the gate of the Underworld to lead him to his destiny.In the last shadowed days of the Age of Bronze, one woman dreams of the world beginning anew. This is her story.Just as Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon breathed new life into Arthurian legend, BLACK SHIPS evokes the world of ancient Greece with beautiful, haunting prose, extraordinary imagination, and a profoundly moving story.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Historical fiction
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In 17th-century Persia, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father dies,…
she and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to sell the brilliant turquoise rug the young woman has woven to pay for their journey to Isfahan, where they will work as servants for her uncle, a rich rug designer in the court of the legendary Shah Abbas the Great. Despite her lowly station, the young woman blossoms as a brilliant designer of carpets, a rarity in a craft dominated by men. But while her talent flourishes, her prospects for a happy marriage grow dim. Forced into a secret marriage to a wealthy man, the young woman finds herself faced with a daunting decision: forsake her own dignity, or risk everything she has in an effort to create a new life.
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Historical fiction, General fiction
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This universally acclaimed novel-everywhere hailed for its evocative descriptions, its compelling characters, its intricate plot-transports us to Elba, an island…
off the northwest coast of Italy, in the mid-1950s. It is here that an American man, seduced by the wealth promised in the island's surfeit of semiprecious tourmaline, has traveled with his wife and four young sons, and now struggles to establish a homestead and a fortune. But the allure of one of Elba's other treasures--a bewitching local girl--derails his quest and threatens to destroy his family.
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Fantasy, Historical fiction
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The looming threat of a once-in-a-millennium magical event sends nineteenth-century China into violent chaos in this epic alternate-history fantasy. Author…
of the Seventh Sword series Dave Duncan transports us to Imperial China in an alternate nineteenth century—an Asian epoch not unlike the Boxer Rebellion era—with a spellbinding tale of rebellion, political intrigue, larceny, seduction, shape-shifting, dark magic, and murder. These are troubled years in the Good Land. Ten centuries have passed since the last time the Portal of a Thousand Worlds opened, bringing chaos, upheaval, and radical change to the then-ruling dynasty, and now the mystical gateway is rumored to be on the verge of opening once more. Only the Firstborn—he who has been reincarnated through countless generations and remembers all he has ever learned—knows what the future holds, but he has been imprisoned for refusing to comply with a repressive imperial government’s wishes. Now, those hoping to seize the opportunity for wealth and position are hatching sinister plots. And as the cold-hearted dowager empress closely guards a fateful secret, and a rebel army led by a fanatical zealot gathers strength under the Bamboo Banner, the cataclysm approaches. . . . The recipient of two Aurora Awards and numerous Locus and Endeavour Award nominations, Dave Duncan is an acknowledged master of sword-and-sorcery adventure on par with George R. R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame. A sprawling epic with a colorful cast of royals, thieves, prostitutes, gods, warriors, dragons, assassins, merchants, and mages set against the backdrop of a volatile alternate Asia, Portal of a Thousand Worlds is a magnificent work of invention from one of the premier fantasists of our day.
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Historical fiction, Romance
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The Italian Renaissance was a cultural explosion of art, architecture and learning, but it had a darker side. Two powerful…
families, the tyrannical Medici and their biggest rivals, the Pazzi, are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power. Caught in the whirlwind is Flora, the last daughter of the Pazzi. As her beautiful older sister is being painted by the famed artist Botticelli, Flora is dreading her fate. Destined for life in a convent, Flora is determined to take matters into her own hands, even as her world crumbles around her. When Flora decides runs away, she has no idea that the decision will save her life. As her family falls to their murderous enemy, Flora must find a new life and a new identity.Inspired by actual events, Primavera is a dazzling coming of age story set during a time of beauty and wealth, ambition, rivalry and brutality. Historical art references to Boticelli and his famous painting, Primavera, give this book an appeal similar to Girl with a Pearl Earring.