First of a series about the Roman Republic, centering on the figure of Gaius Marius, an upstart from the conquered Roman colonies, who marries Julius Caesar's aunt, thus becoming a noble and working his way into the political...
Biographical fiction
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Author:MCCULLOUGH, ColleenSummary: -
Author:Ward, LizaSummary:Liza Ward's spellbinding first novel is told from the very different points of view of three narrators mysteriously linked by a shocking crime and their efforts to heal the past. Based on the Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann...
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Author:Gulland, SandraSummary:An eccentric young woman's love for a wild white stallion tempts her into using an ancient magic that overshadows her subsequent life and leads to her affair with the charismatic Louis XIV.
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Author:Sontag, SusanSummary:Romanzo storico lucido e intelligente, e ispirato a quel triagolo amoroso che fece chiacchierare tutta l'Europe di fine '700. Le vite di Sir William Hamilton, ambasciatore inglese a Napoli; di sua moglie l'affascinante...
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Author:BRINK, AndreSummary:The story of the trek back to Capetown, of a young white widow and a black man who had rescued her when she was stranded in the hinterland wilderness.
- Author:Proverbs, WendySummary:
Based on the true story of the author's biological mother and aunt, this middle-grade novel traces the long and frightening journey of two Kaska Dena sisters as they are taken from their home to attend residential school. When Maddy...
