Julius Caesar--the mercurial, brilliant master of Rome, love of Cleopatra, is revered by all except for a circle of colleagues who are intent on bringing him down: Anthony, Cato, Brutus...
Murasaki Shikibu, the real-life author of "The Tale of Genji," uses her imagination and storytelling abilities to escape from loneliness, and later to entertain the empress and express the political and sexual intrigue she has experienced.
Maria, the young, spirited daughter of Rasputin, spends her father's final days trying to unlock the mystery of her father's involvement in the disappearance of the Russian Royal Family.
A series of stories by Italian author Italo Calvino in which explorer Marco Polo diverts the aging Kublai Kahn from thoughts about the impending demise of his empire by describing the many amazing cities he has seen on his travels--diverse places that are, in the end, all the same.
A fictionalized account of the life of Josephine Bonaparte that examines her childhood on the Caribbean island of Martinique, marriage to a young French aristocrat, relationships with some of France's most powerful political figures, affair and marriage to Napoleon, and other related topics.
Dramatizes the life of Michelangelo's career as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet is traced from his promising boyhood apprenticeships to the painter Ghirlandaio and the sculptor Bertoldo through all the years of his genius.
Facing her 100th birthday Roseanne McNulty has decided to record her past from inside a mental hospital, and while the facility is scheduled to close, Dr. Grene takes an interest in Roseanne to determine if she is capable of reentering society, but when a document -- written by a local priest -- surfaces, it offers a history different from the one Roseanne offers.
Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Eleanor, the Duchess of Aquitaine, and her life in the wealthy and powerful province in the south of France.
Kristina Georgia Snow's life is turned upside-down when she visits her absentee father, gets turned on to the drug "crank", becomes addicted, and is led down a desperate path that threatens her mind, soul, and her life.
