When Richard's class from Big Spirit School takes a canoe trip, he and his classmates chance upon an ederly woman. She tells them the story of her grandfather, John Ramsay, of the Sandy Bar community on Lake Winnipeg. Ramsay's land was...
Historical Fiction
- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
- Author:Jenner, NatalieSummary:
* NATIONAL BESTSELLER *"This novel delivers sweet, smart escapism." —People
"Fans of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society... A charming and memorable... - Author:See, LisaSummary:
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"A mesmerizing new historical novel" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a...
- Author:Schwab, V. E.Summary:
"[Narrator Julia] Whelan's performance is unforgettable in this darkly romantic fantasy about one young woman cursed always to be forgotten...Her depiction of the darkness is smooth with a low cadence, capturing listeners...
- Author:Barker, MichelleSummary:
Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it's particularly hard. After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a...
- Author:BINGHAM, CharlotteSummary:
It is 1941, and England is at its lowest ebb, undernourished, under-informed and terrified of imminent invasion. Even at Eden Park, the lovely country estate where Poppy, Kate, Lily, Marjorie and her adopted brother Billy have all...
- Author:BURGH, AnitaSummary:
It is 1859. At age three, Eliza Forester is left motherless when her father orders his wife from the house. He keeps the child not out of love, but to spite his wife. Here is a woman who loses everything and very nearly her sanity.
- Author:Joshi, AlkaSummary:
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK
"Captivated me from the first chapter to the final page."—Reese Witherspoon
Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s...
- Author:GRAHAM, WinstonSummary:
"Maughan Killigrew, illegitimate son of John Kiligrew, of Cornwell", tells the story of his adventurous life, his service under Sir Walter Raleigh, his capture by the Spanish, and, at long last, his marriage to his boyhood...
- Author:JACOBS, AnnaSummary:
Travel back to 1924 and experience the early days of group settlement in Northcliffe with Maggie Spencer, sharing her joys and sorrows.
- Author:MCCULLOUGH, ColleenSummary:
Continues the saga of the ancient Roman Republic begun in "The first man in Rome" and following the brilliant but corrupt General Sulla as he attempts to gain the Consulate of Rome.
- Author:PARKER, Una-MarySummary:
Mr and Mrs Henry Granville are preparing to launch their daughters on to the London social scene with an extravagant coming-out ball. The sister's deep jealousy of one another leads to fights between the two, a number of scandals...
- Author:PARKER, Una-MarySummary:
When the Second World War is declared, rich banker Henry Granville moves his family away from London. Even so, life for them remains turbulent.
- Author:Dare, TessaSummary:
He’s been a bad, bad rake - and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson
The accidental governess
After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of... - Author:McBride, JamesSummary:
Now a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
From the bestselling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the...
- Author:STUART, VivianSummary:
The continuing saga of Australian history - the drama, greed, lust and brutality of the goldfields is vividly portrayed. Book 7 of the series "The Australians".
- Author:PETERS, ElizabethSummary:
An Egyptian murder-mystery featuring Amelia Peabody.
- Author:JINKS, CatherineSummary:
In 1814, Dorothea Brande leaves her quiet Devonshire home and accompanies her officer husband, Charles, to the colony of New South Wales. To escape the harshness and brutality of existence, and with help from her manservant she develops...
- Author:Richardson, Henry HandelSummary:
Contents: Australia Felix - The way home - Ultima Thule.
- Author:Galsworthy, JohnSummary:
The three novels that make up this trilogy have long been recognized as masterpieces of 20th-century literature, and Galsworthy as one of its leading exponents. But don't let that be the reason you put off listening to this wonderful...