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Reading group guides/book club discussion guides for the "Historical Fiction" category.
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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
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Therese Fowler
Hardcover: 26 Mar 2013
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A dazzling novel that captures all of the romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda Fitzgerald. |
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Fever
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Mary Beth Keane
Hardcover: 12 Mar 2013
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A bold, mesmerizing novel about the woman known as "Typhoid Mary," the first known healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the burgeoning metropolis of early twentieth century New York. |
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The Gods of Gotham
: A Novel
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Lyndsay Faye
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 5 Mar 2013
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1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever. |
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Out of The Easy
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Ruta Sepetys
Hardcover: 12 Feb 2013
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With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny. |
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The House Girl
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Tara Conklin
Hardcover: Feb 2013
Paperback: 1 Oct 2013
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A stunning debut novel of love, family, and justice that intertwines the stories of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia and ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York |
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Philida
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André Brink
Paperback: 5 Feb 2013
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In Philida, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, André Brink"one of South Africa's greatest novelists" (The Telegraph)gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. |
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