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Book One of the Century Trilogy
by Ken Follett
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by John Sayles
Published Feb 2012
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by A.S. Byatt
Published Aug 2010
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by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Published Nov 2009
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by James Fleming
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsAn epic novel of Russia on the eve of revolution.
by Anne Perry
Published Mar 2008
Read ReviewsAnne Perrys gift for illuminating the hearts deepest secrets shines through in her bestselling series of World War I novels. With compelling immediacy, she depicts the struggles of men and women torn by their convictions and challenged by the perils of war.
by Elizabeth Gaffney
Published Feb 2006
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by Louis de Bernieres
Published Jun 2005
Read ReviewsEpic in its narrative sweep, steeped in historical fact yet profoundly humane, and dazzlingly evocative in its emotional and sensual detail. This is de Bernières' first book since Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
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