Historical fiction

  • X

    Creator

    Shabazz, Ilyasah

    Abstract

    A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book. Cowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies—after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Somerville, Massachusetts]

    Candlewick Press

    Non spécifié
  • Les choses--livre numérique animé : une histoire des années soixante

    Creator

    Perec, Georges

    Abstract

    Un roman emblématique mis en scène dans une création numérique originale. L'intégralité du texte de Georges Perec enrichi d'animations graphiques, sonores et typographiques. Une expérience de lecture inédite, pour découvrir, relire ou offrir un des chefs-d'œuvre de la littérature française, paru en 1965, et qui n'a rien perdu de sa modernité. Deux jeunes gens, Sylvie et Jérôme, à peine sortis de leurs études de sociologie, vivent sur leurs maigres revenus d'enquêteurs pour des agences publicitaires.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Julliard

    Non spécifié
  • Rebel : Women who dare, book 1

    Creator

    Jenkins, Beverly

    Abstract

    The first novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins's compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. Valinda Lacy's mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish. But soon she discovers that here, freedom can also mean danger. When thugs destroy the school she has set up and then target her, Valinda runs for her life—and straight into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    HarperCollins

    Non spécifié
  • The duchess deal : Girl meets duke, book 1

    Creator

    Dare, Tessa

    Abstract

    When girl meets Duke, their marriage breaks all the rules... Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury's to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne'er-do-wells by night. Now there's a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she'll do. His terms are simple: They will be husband and wife by night only. No lights, no kissing.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Avon Books, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

    Non spécifié
  • The remains of the day

    Creator

    Ishiguro, Kazuo

    Abstract

    Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning masterpiece became an international bestseller on publication, was adapted into an award-winning film, and has since come to be regarded as a modern classic.   The Remains of the Day is a spellbinding portrayal of a vanished way of life and a haunting meditation on the high cost of duty.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Knopf Canada

    Non spécifié
  • The second life of Samuel Tyne

    Creator

    Edugyan, Esi.

    Abstract

    Haunting and atmospheric, this debut novel portrays the heartbreak, hardship and moments of surprising grace in the life of a man struggling to realize his destiny. A young man of astonishing promise when he emigrated from Ghana in 1955, Samuel Tyne was determined to accomplish great things. Fifteen long years later, he’s an insignificant government employee who hates his job when he unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s crumbling mansion in Aster, Alberta.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Knopf Canada

    Non spécifié
  • To catch a raven : Women who dare, book 3

    Creator

    Jenkins, Beverly

    Abstract

    "A living legend." —Julia Quinn. The newest novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins's compelling Women Who Dare series features a fearless grifter who goes undercover to reclaim the stolen Declaration of Independence. Lying and cheating may be sins to some people, but for Raven Moreaux, it is a way of life. She comes from a long line of grifters and couldn't be prouder... until she's forced to help the government.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York, NY

    Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

    Non spécifié
  • What souls are made of : a Wuthering heights remix : Remixed classics, book 4

    Creator

    Suri, Tasha

    Abstract

    In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. Two British Indian teens cut off from their heritage find solace in each other in this gothic Wuthering Heights YA remix that subverts the default whiteness of the original text. Sometimes, lost things find their way home... Yorkshire, North of England, 1786.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Feiwel and Friends

    Non spécifié
  • Wild rain : Women who dare, book 2

    Creator

    Jenkins, Beverly

    Abstract

    The second novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins's compelling Women Who Dare series follows a female rancher in Wyoming after the Civil War. A reporter has come to Wyoming to do a story on doctors for his Black newspaper back east. He thinks Colton Lee will be an interesting subject... until he meets Colton's sister Spring. She runs her own ranch, wears denim pants instead of dresses, and is the most fascinating woman he's ever met. But Spring, who has overcome a raucous and scandalous past, isn't looking for, nor does she want, love.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Avon

    Non spécifié
  • A killer whisky

    Creator

    Calder, Susan

    Abstract

    The 1918 influenza pandemic strikes Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Great War rages overseas. While her husband fights in Europe, Katharine works in a doctor's office to support her children and her brother, a wounded veteran. One night their neighbour suddenly takes sick and dies. The attending doctor concludes the man died from influenza, but Katharine suspects someone laced his whisky with a drug that mimics the deadly flu's symptoms.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    BWL Publishing Inc.

    Non spécifié