historical fiction

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historical fiction

Letters from an age of reason

2001
A novel set during the Civil War era follows the forbidden interracial relationship that develops between the adolescent daughter of a prominent New York family and a pampered house servant of wealthy French-American slave-holders.

The sword maiden

2001
Stripped of her heritage and with her clan dispossessed, Eva MacArthur enlists the aid of blacksmith Lachlann MacKerron, possessor of the Sword of Light and the only man she has ever loved, to help her dispose of her greedy betrothed and reclaim her island fortress.

Giant

2000
A young bride arrives at Reata Ranch from Virginia unprepared for the narrow-mindedness of the wealthy Texans.

Fingersmith

2002
Growing up as a foster child among a family of thieves, orphan Sue Trinder hopes to pay back that kindness by playing a key role in a swindle scheme devised by their leader, who is planning to con a fortune out of the naive Maud Lilly.

Amber

2001

The scarlet letter

a romance
1997
The classic nineteenth-century work focuses on the consequences of adultery and unacknowledged guilt in Puritan New England.

Guenevere

queen of the summer country : a novel
1998
A feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend is seen through the eyes of its heroine, Queen Guenevere, who is courageous and beautiful even when she is forced to choose between her king and the noble knight Sir Lancelot.

Eleanor Hill

1999
In the early years of the twentieth century, inspired by a free-thinking teacher and determined not to get married and stay trapped in her North Carolina fishing village, teenage Eleanor sets out to seek her chosen path of living as an independent woman.

The doll shop downstairs

2011
When World War I breaks out, nine-year-old Anna thinks of a way to save her family's beloved New York City doll repair shop. Includes brief author's note about the history of the Madame Alexander doll, a glossary, and timeline.

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