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Russian Wunderkind: The Winter QueenReview: The Winter Queen , by Boris Akunin Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield Random House, 2003. 242 pp. $13 One fine May...
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The Victor Owns the Spin: The Songs of the KingsReview: The Songs of the Kings , by Barry Unsworth Doubleday, 2003. 336 pp. $10; may be out of print A strong, persistent wind at Aulis has...
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Seeing Things: Girl with a Pearl EarringReview: Girl with a Pearl Earring , by Tracy Chevalier Dutton, 1999. 233 pp. $22 originally; may be out of print Leaving her family to work as...
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What’s Worth Saving: We Must Not Think of OurselvesReview: We Must Not Think of Ourselves , by Lauren Grodstein Algonquin, 2023. 294 pp. $29 In November 1940, the German authorities in Poland...
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Partition Agony: MothReview: Moth , by Melody Razak Harper, 2022. 353 pp. $27 Some novels have such a visceral effect that no matter what else they lack, they grab...
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Speculation: The Coffee TraderReview: The Coffee Trader , by David Liss Random House, 2004. 432 pp. $17 Amsterdam, 1659, the heyday of the Dutch Golden Age, is a city...
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Hey, Let’s Put on a Show!: Glorious ExploitsReview: Glorious Exploits , by Ferdia Lennon Holt, 2024. 304 pp. $27 It’s 412 BCE, and the tide has turned against Athens in the Peloponnesian...
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Tenacity: The New DetectiveReview: The New Detective , by Peter Steiner Severn, 2023. 181 pp. $32 Munich in 1913 is a corrupt place, much in need of the policing it...
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Men, Women, and Animals: The Dolphin HouseReview: The Dolphin House , by Audrey Schulman Europa, 2022. 307 pp. $15 In summer 1965, Cora quits her job as a waitress at a men’s club in...
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Murder in Little Tokyo: EvergreenReview: Evergreen , by Naomi Hirahara Soho, 2023. 280 pp. $28 It’s 1946, and Aki Nakasone and her family have finally been permitted to return...
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The Eye of the Storm: A True AccountReview: A True Account , by Katherine Howe Holt, 2023. 268 pp. $29 One blistering Boston day in June 1726, Hannah Masury attends a hanging of...
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Singing Lessons for the Stylish CanaryReview: Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary , by Laura Stanfill Lanternfish, 2022. 334 pp. $19 The nineteenth-century French village of...
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Celebrity Murder: The Golden GateReview: The Golden Gate, by Amy Chua Minotaur, 2023. 362 pp. $28 It’s March 1944, and Walter Wilkinson, a frequent guest at the fancy Claremont...
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Nobody’s Noble: Essex DogsReview: Essex Dogs , by Dan Jones Viking, 2022. 450 pp. $30 In July 1346, King Edward III of England invades France, claiming that the throne...
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War and the Mind: Sergeant SalingerReview: Sergeant Salinger , by Jerome Charyn Bellevue, 2021. 286 pp. $29 When we first meet Sonny Salinger, he’s twenty-three, it’s April...
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Island Hypocrisy: The Marriage of OppositesReview: The Marriage of Opposites , by Alice Hoffman S&S, 2015. 362 pp. $28 The second line of this novel reads, “I rarely did as I was...
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Man of Mystery: City of InkReview: City of Ink , by Elsa Hart Minotaur, 2018. 338 pp. $26 The year 1711 sees Li Du in Beijing, the place from which he was exiled, and to...
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Survival Stories: Once We Were HomeReview: Once We Were Home , by Jennifer Rosner Flatiron, 2023. 267 pp. $28 Marseille, 1946. Roger, a young Jewish boy who lives in the convent...
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Fragments of a Famous Life: The General and JuliaReview: The General and Julia, by Jon Clinch Atria, 2023. 256 pp. $27 It’s 1885 in upstate New York, and time is running out. Former President...
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The Stink of the Ancien Régime: PureReview: Pure , by Andrew Miller Europa, 2011. 331 pp. $17 When we first meet Jean-Baptiste Baratte, the young engineer is trying to negotiate...
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Sex Slavery: The Third DaughterReview: The Third Daughter , by Talia Carner Morrow, 2019. 390 pp. $17 In 1889, Batya’s family flees a pogrom and the Russian village they’ve...
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Follow Your Heart: The RomanticReview: The Romantic , by William Boyd Knopf, 2023. 451 pp. $30 Cashel Greville Ross, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1799, lives with his...
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Moscow Murder: The Holy ThiefReview: The Holy Thief , by William Ryan Minotaur, 2010. 341 pp. $25 Alexei Dmitriyevich Korolev has the same problems most Soviet citizens do...
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Finding One’s Voice: An Unofficial MarriageReview: An Unofficial Marriage , by Joie Davidow Arcade, 2021. 278 pp. $26 Saint Petersburg, 1843, the Imperial Theatre. Twenty-five-year-old...
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Making Toys: LootReview: Loot , by Tania James Knopf, 2023. 289 pp. $28 Please note: after today, Novelhistorian will be taking a vacation, to resume posts on...
