Historical fiction

  • A million to one

    Creator

    Jaigirdar, Adiba

    Abstract

    An acrobat, an actress, an artist, and a thief, four girls who seemingly have nothing in common, work together and plot a heist to steal the Rubaiyat off the Titanic.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Finding Junie Kim

    Creator

    Oh, Ellen

    Abstract

    For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Amina's Voice comes a breathtaking own voices story of family, hope, and survival from Ellen Oh, cofounder of We Need Diverse Books. When Junie Kim is faced with middle school racism, she learns of her grandparents' extraordinary strength and finds her voice.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Not specified
  • The virgins of Venice

    Creator

    Buonaguro, Gina

    Abstract

    In sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for herVenice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid this turmoil, noblewoman Justina Soranzo, just sixteen, hopes to make a rare love marriage with her sweetheart, Luca Cicogna. Her hopes are dashed when her father decides her younger sister, Rosa, will marry in a strategic alliance and Justina will be sent to the San Zaccaria convent, in the tradition of aristocratic daughters.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAvenue

    Not specified
  • The seamstress of Sardinia

    Creator

    Pitzorno, Bianca

    Abstract

    A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, family, romance, and fashion that is set on the island of Sardinia at the end of the nineteenth century--a dazzling and original literary blend of Jane Austen and Adriana Trigiani.In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman's remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The scoundrel falls hard

    Creator

    Jordan, Sophie

    Abstract

    New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is back with the enchanting third book in the Duke Hunt series about a marriage of convenience between a fierce female blacksmith and a handsome scoundrel. A devil's bargain burns the hottest ... For years, fiercely independent Gwen Cully has worked as the village blacksmith, keeping her family's business going. But when a local rival threatens her livelihood, Gwen has nowhere to turn ... until a devastatingly handsome fugitive takes shelter in her shop and sparks fly.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The reluctant countess : a would-be wallflowers novel

    Creator

    James, Eloisa

    Abstract

    New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper lady--whom he can't stop thinking about.Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a woman--until he meets Lady Yasmin Régnier. Yasmin is ineligible for his attentions in every way: not as a wife, certainly not as a mistress (she is a lady!), nor even as a friend, since they vehemently dislike each other.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • On the rooftop

    Creator

    Wilkerson Sexton, Margaret

    Abstract

    A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters' ambitions for their own lives--set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San FranciscoAt home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The Manhattan girls : a novel of Dorothy Parker and her friends

    Creator

    Paul, Gill

    Abstract

    It's a 1920s version of Sex and the City, as Dorothy Parker--one of the wittiest women who ever wielded a pen--and her three friends navigate life, love, and careers in New York City. Perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Renée Rosen.NEW YORK CITY 1921: The war is over, fashions are daring, and bootleg liquor is abundant. Here four extraordinary women form a bridge group that grows into a firm friendship.Dorothy Parker: renowned wit, member of the Algonquin Round Table, and more fragile than she seems.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Listen, slowly

    Creator

    Lai, Thanhhà

    Abstract

    Listen, Slowly is a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year! This remarkable and bestselling novel from Thanhha Lai, author of the National Book Award-winning and Newbery Honor Book Inside Out & Back Again, follows a young girl as she learns the true meaning of family. A California girl born and raised, Mai can't wait to spend her vacation at the beach. Instead, she has to travel to Vietnam with her grandmother, who is going back to find out what really happened to her husband during the Vietnam War.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Not specified
  • The last seance : tales of the supernatural

    Creator

    Christie, Agatha

    Abstract

    From the Queen of Suspense, an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including an Agatha Christie story never before published in the USA, The Wife of Kenite! A''Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction. ''Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling stories from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Not specified