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• You Dreamed of Empires

  Enrigue, Alvaro, 1969-

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  Bringing to life Tenochtitlan at its height and re-imagines its destiny, You Dreamed of Empires takes us back to 1519 where conquistador Hernan Cortes meets emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages and two possible…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loot

  James, Tania,

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  Set in 18th-century India, England and France, this sweeping novel follows gifted woodcarver Abbas who embarks on a perilous journey to retrieve the giant wooden tiger he created for Tipu Sultan from an estate in the English countryside, where it is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• North Woods

  a Novel

  Mason, Daniel (Daniel Philippe),

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  Exploring the many ways we are connected to our environment and to one another across time, language and space, this sweeping collection of stories about a single house in the woods of New England is told through the lives of an extraordinary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The American Queen

  Miller, Vanessa,

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  There is only one known queen who ruled a kingdom on American soil. This is her story.

• Glorious Exploits

  a Novel

  Lennon, Ferdia,

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  Thrilled to have survived the Athenians' recent invasion, Syracusan potters Lampo and Gelon are in a mood to celebrate. Of course, they hate the Athenians. Still, that doesn't mean they can't love the theater of their great playwright Euripides,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Reclamation

  Heng, Rachel,

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  A sweeping novel set in Singapore during the years leading up to its independence from British colonial powers, about one young boy from a rural fishing family and the love story that will shape his life and complicate the fate of his larger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wild and Heavenly Place

  a Novel

  Oliveira, Robin,

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  After a bank failure in the 1800s, a young man from Glasgow travels to Seattle in the Washington Territory to search for his lost love, but finds himself caught up in the city's secrets and the challenges of the Pacific Northwest.

• Clear

  a Novel

  Davies, Carys,

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  An impoverished 1840s Scottish minister tasked with evicting a hermit from his island home ends up forming an unlikely connection with the man as the pair navigate language, loss and the legacy of forced displacement.

• James

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival,

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  A retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, a more resourceful and contemplative man than the character you remember, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Masquerade

  Sangoyomi, O. O.,

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  Loosely based on the myth of Persephone, O.O. Sangoyomi’s Masquerade takes you on a journey of epic power struggles and political intrigue that turn an entire region on its head set in wonderfully re-imagined 15th century West Africa.

• There Are Rivers in the Sky

  a Novel

  Shafak, Elif, 1971-

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  Sweeping across centuries and stretching from Mesopotamia to London, this enchanting novel conjures a trio of characters living in the shadow of one of the greatest epic poems of all time, The Epic of Gilgamesh.

• The King's Pleasure

  a Novel of Henry VIII

  Weir, Alison, 1951-

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  Painting a stunning portrait of the idealistic monarch who expanded Parliament, founded the Royal Navy, modernized medical training, and patronized the arts, this historical novel explores the private side of King Henry VIII.

• The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

  a Novel

  Cameron, Briony,

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  An epic, dazzling tale based on true events, The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Frozen River

  a Novel

  Lawhon, Ariel,

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  When a man accused of rape turns up encased in ice, 18th-century Maine midwife Martha Ballard is called to investigate. When her diary, filled with the town's secrets, lands at the center of the scandal, it threatens to tear both Martha's family and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Other Eden

  a Novel

  Harding, Paul, 1967-

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  Inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast, this novel brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters who struggle to preserve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Outlaw Noble Salt

  a Novel

  Harmon, Amy,

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  Now on the straight and narrow and starting a new life in Paris, Butch Cassidy, meets celebrated singer Jane Touissant, who enlists his protection on her upcoming American tour. As they set forth on their journey, his past and her secrets put them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All We Were Promised

  a Novel

  Lattimore, Ashton,

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  A former enslaved housekeeper escapes to Philadelphia in 1837, where she plays servant to her white-passing father and befriends a young abolitionist, ready to risk everything to help another former slave brought to the city by her plantation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Margaret Fuller

  a Novel

  Pataki, Allison,

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  A trailblazing feminist and pioneering journalist charts a singular course against a backdrop of dizzying historical drama, crossing paths with luminaries from Thoreau to Chopin and sparking international scandal by taking a Roman count as a lover.

• Wandering Stars

  Orange, Tommy, 1982-

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  A lyrical, multigenerational exploration of Native American oppression, Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• River Sing Me Home

  Shearer, Eleanor,

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  After the master of the Providence plantation in Barbados refuses to let them go even though the king has decreed an end to slavery, Rachel escapes and embarks on a grueling, dangerous journey to find her five surviving children who were sold.