Eva is Waiting Romola Farr Publication date: February 14th 2025 Genres: Adult, Historical, Thriller Following the death of her mother, Lily is sent to a remote girls’ boarding school, tearing her away from all the excitement of London in the Swingin’ Sixties. Bereft, she develops a relationship with Rainer, the husband of Sylvia, the headmistress. […]
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A Murder of Convenience Kathleen Buckley Genre: Historical Mystery Ellen Cuthbert’s husband, Randolph, is now the Earl of Keswick’s heir. Their marriage is a sham, and Randolph’s mistress, Lydia, is present at the house party. When she is found murdered in a locked room, all the evidence seems to point to Ellen. And
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Weedmonkey Lisa V. Proulx Genre: Historical Memoir, Appalachia Blurb Weedmonkey is not a fairytale but a glimpse of life during the Great Depression. It tells the true story of Virgie, a young girl growing up in Appalachia. Her life is marked by hardship, resilience, and self-reliance as she faces abuse, starvation, foster care, and the
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The Jewel of the Blues Monica Chenault-Kilgore Publisher: Graydon House (HarperCollins) Genre Historical Fiction “[An] immersive Jazz Age tale. Both the glamour and the dark side of a musician’s life are well-covered, as is the pervasive racism of 1920s America…Fans of Diane Richards and Phyllis R. Dixon will be hooked.” —Booklist Set in the sparkling 1920s
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In 1983, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley offered a bold new lens on the Arthurian legends, one that centered the women who had been relegated to the background for centuries. For many readers, especially women, this novel became a gateway to discovering inner strength and the profound power of spirituality and
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The Booklover’s Library By Madeline Martin Publication Date: September 10, 2024 Hanover Square Press Genre: Historical Fiction A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of books that bring them together, by the bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London. In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds
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Believe it or not, there is no hard evidence proving Shakespeare’s authorship. In fact, there is not a lot of circumstantial evidence. There is considerably more circumstantial evidence pointing to a woman who was the daughter of a Venetian musician who played in Queen Elizabeth I’s court. And, after her father’s death when she was
THE BERLIN APARTMENT: A NOVEL Author: Bryn Turnbull Publication Date: August 27, 2024 Publisher: MIRA Genre: Historical Fiction Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was
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