October
2003
Based
on Fact
Sandra
Gulland – The
Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
This
three-volume trilogy is a fictionalized account
of the life of the woman who became the wife of
Napoleon Bonaparte. This first volume begins with
fourteen year old Rose and follows her from her
home on the island of Martinique to the streets
of pre-revolutionary Paris, streets that will
ultimately lead her into a relationship that will
make her a Queen.
Karen
Harper – The
Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery
This
historical mystery series captures the essence
of Renaissance England. It is full of the intrigue
that was so very much a part of the Elizabethan
Court. In this novel the recently crown Elizabeth
investigating the death of a noble woman who was
murdered on the day of the coronation. Queen Bess
and her loyal followers seek to discover the identity
of the killer, fearing that the Queen herself
may be the next intended victim.
James
Houston – The
Ice Master
An
adventure tale of the first order, The Ice Master
tells of two ships that set out in 1875 from New
London, CT, for the Baffin Islands in search of
whale oil and bone and the conflicts that arise
between the two captains as they struggle for
control during a year-long stay with whale-hunting
Inuit on the shores of Baffin Island.
Kevin
Major – No
Man’s Land
Set
in France in WWI, this novel tells the story of
the Newfoundland Regiment in the hours before
they set out for the trenches to fight in the
Battle of the Somme. A battle from which few will
return.
Richard
Slotkin – Abe:
A Novel of the Young Lincoln
Slotkin
chronicles the early years of Abraham Lincoln’s
life and the events that would ultimately make
him into a man who would change the course of
American history.
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