Historical fiction

  • The diamond eye

    Creator

    Quinn, Kate

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller. The bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son-but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper-a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Cookbooks

    Non spécifié
  • The frozen river

    Creator

    Lawhon, Ariel

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. "Fans of Outlander 's Claire Fraser will enjoy Lawhon's Martha, who is brave and outspoken when it comes to protecting the innocent. . .

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Doubleday

    Non spécifié
  • The great alone

    Creator

    Hannah, Kristin

    Abstract

    In Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. #1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018) A People "Book of the Week" Buzzfeed's "Most Anticipated Women's Fiction Reads of 2018" Seattle Times's "Books to Look Forward to in 2018" Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    St. Martin's Press

    Non spécifié
  • The heaven & earth grocery store

    Creator

    McBride, James

    Abstract

    "A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing." -Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review "We all need-we all deserve- this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us." -Ron Charles, The Washington Post.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Riverhead Books

    Non spécifié
  • The librarianist

    Creator

    deWitt, Patrick

    Abstract

    From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who has lived his life through and for literature, unaware that his own experience is a poignant and affecting narrative in itself. Bob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books and small comforts in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior center that is her home.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    House of Anansi Press

    Non spécifié
  • The nightingale

    Creator

    Hannah, Kristin

    Abstract

    A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A #1 New York Times bestseller, Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year, and soon to be a major motion picture, this unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation. With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    St. Martin's Press

    Non spécifié
  • The phoenix crown

    Creator

    Quinn, Kate

    Abstract

    From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Paperbacks

    Non spécifié
  • The rose code

    Creator

    Quinn, Kate

    Abstract

    "The reigning queen of historical fiction" - Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenu e The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. 1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    William Morrow Paperbacks

    Non spécifié
  • The things we leave unfinished

    Creator

    Yarros, Rebecca

    Abstract

    Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can't bring ourselves to see coming. Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton has to start over after she gave up almost everything in a brutal divorce-the New York house, the friends, and her pride. Now back home at her late great-grandmother's estate in Colorado, she finds herself face-to-face with Noah Harrison, the bestselling author of a million books where the cover is always people nearly kissing.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Entangled: Amara

    Non spécifié
  • To Sir Phillip, with love : Bridgertons, book 5

    Creator

    Quinn, Julia

    Abstract

    ELOISE'S STORY.. Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and when she stopped talking long enough to close her mouth, all he wanted to do was kiss her . . . and more. Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But then she started thinking . . . and wondering . . .

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Avon

    Non spécifié