For readers who seek escape, Miss Benson’s Beetle is just right.
Historical Fiction
In The Cold Millions, Jess Walter tries another mixed genre, the Western historical novel, and shows he is a master at investigating the “hobo” world of 1909.
In The Cold Millions, Jess Walter tries another mixed genre, the Western historical novel, and shows he is a master at investigating the “hobo” world of 1909.
Sarah McCraw Crow has tapped into a less flashy character of Second Wave feminism: the reluctant but curious wife and mother.
Sarah McCraw Crow has tapped into a less flashy character of Second Wave feminism: the reluctant but curious wife and mother.
Despite its subject matter, this is an uplifting, hopeful tale of camaraderie in the face of hardship and danger.
Despite its subject matter, this is an uplifting, hopeful tale of camaraderie in the face of hardship and danger.
Highly sensory and inviting, Benjamin Myers’ novel reads like a paean to the mettle of Britain’s men and women during a time of great upheaval.
Highly sensory and inviting, Benjamin Myers’ novel reads like a paean to the mettle of Britain’s men and women during a time of great upheaval.
Ken Follett’s prequel to ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ is a hefty, expansive epic worthy of deep reading by history fans.
Ken Follett’s prequel to ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ is a hefty, expansive epic worthy of deep reading by history fans.
Alice Randall’s latest novel is a genre-bending series of profiles of the dazzling residents of Black Bottom, the heart of Detroit’s Black community.
Alice Randall’s latest novel is a genre-bending series of profiles of the dazzling residents of Black Bottom, the heart of Detroit’s Black community.
In Rosalind, Jennie Fields has created an anxious yet gutsy heroine who carries her Shakespearian name with aplomb.
In Rosalind, Jennie Fields has created an anxious yet gutsy heroine who carries her Shakespearian name with aplomb.
‘The Last Great Road Bum’ is brilliant in its contemplation of a particularly American restlessness, innocence and foolishness.
‘The Last Great Road Bum’ is brilliant in its contemplation of a particularly American restlessness, innocence and foolishness.
Pain propels us, but so do offerings of love. Aria accepts both in her life, and they develop into the will and perseverance she needs to survive.
Pain propels us, but so do offerings of love. Aria accepts both in her life, and they develop into the will and perseverance she needs to survive.
L. Annette Binder’s sad, intimate first novel conveys a sense of Germany at the tail end of World War II.
L. Annette Binder’s sad, intimate first novel conveys a sense of Germany at the tail end of World War II.
Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.
Graceful and moving, Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a triumph of literary and historical fiction.
Emma Donoghue’s moving novel is a plea for an end to the inequality that pandemics make all the more stark.
Emma Donoghue’s moving novel is a plea for an end to the inequality that pandemics make all the more stark.
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