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A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama

A powerful new novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary times at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new...more

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar by Suzanne Joinson

An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modern-day London and 1920s Kashgar. It is 1923 and Evangeline English, keen...more

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

WINNER OF THE 2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history...more

Dream Song by Linda Ladd

Despite ill-fortune and betrayal, Michael McKevett vows to continue carving carousels, a craft that brings joy and peace to his Irish soul. This art symbolizes a certain...more

One Glorious Ambition by Jane Kirkpatrick

Born to an unavailable mother and an abusive father, Dorothea Dix longs simply to protect and care for her younger brothers, Charles and Joseph. But at just fourteen, she is...more

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The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon

In this highly-anticipated new novel, Diana Gabaldon brings back one of her most compelling characters: the unforgettable Lord John Grey - soldier, gentleman, and no mean hand...more

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

The discovery of a long-lost letter reveals an old secret and the truth behind a woman's mysterious past in the best-selling new novel from international publishing sensation,...more

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The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott

Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the "Titanic" comes a vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel about a spirited young seamstress...more

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The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

"The House at Riverton" is a gorgeous debut novel set in England between the wars. It is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that...more

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The Island House by Posie Graeme-Evans

From the internationally bestselling author of The Dressmaker comes an unforgettable novel about a young archaeologist who unearths ancient secrets, a tragic romance, and Viking...more

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