[bksvol-discuss] Fw: Historical Fiction August 2010
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Historical Fiction August 2010
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,
to front only the essential facts of life,
and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,
and not, when I came to die,
discover that I had not lived."
~ Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, Walden
New and Recently Released!
A Fierce Radiance: A Novel - by Lauren Belfer
Publisher: Harper
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Pub Date: 06/15/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061252518
ISBN-10: 0061252514
In 1941, just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Life magazine
photojournalist Claire Shipley is dispatched to the Rockefeller Institute in
New York, where scientists are developing a new miracle drug: penicillin.
Having lost her daughter to septicemia several years before, Claire is
particularly
interested in the story--not to mention the attractive Dr. James Stanton, who
administers the antibiotic trials and whose mycologist sister, Tia, is on
the verge of a breakthrough. However, complications soon arise in the form of
Claire's estranged father, a pharmaceutical company owner who will stop at
nothing to protect his financial interests.
The Rebellion of Jane Clarke - by Sally Gunning
Publisher: William Morrow
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Pub Date: 06/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780061782145
ISBN-10: 0061782149
In 1769 Satucket, Massachusetts, Jane Clarke's domineering father packs her off
to stay with her elderly aunt in Boston when Jane refuses to marry the man
he's chosen for her. While it's meant to be a punishment, Jane thrives in
Boston, where she meets interesting people (including John Adams) and gets
caught
up in the revolutionary fervor that's sweeping the city. But then Jane
witnesses the Boston Massacre, which changes everything. Don't miss this story
of
an independent young woman coming of age in turbulent times. Fans Sally
Gunning's previous novels Bound and The Widow's War will be pleased to see the
return of some familiar characters.
The Blind Contessa's New Machine - by Carey Wallace
Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking
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Pub Date: 07/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9780670021895
ISBN-10: 067002189X
Just prior to her wedding, 19th-century Italian contessa Carolina Fantoni
discovers that she's going blind--but no one believes her except Pellegrino
Turri,
the local inventor who's been her closest friend since she was a little girl.
To help her adjust to her situation, Turri builds a strange machine that
Carolina can use to compose messages: a typewriter. Despite its whimsical
style, The Blind Contessa's New Machine is based on a true story. If you'd like
to read another lighthearted historical novel with a touch of romance, try Tom
Gilling's The Adventures of Miles and Isabel, which also concerns new
inventions.
The Outer Banks House: A Novel - by Diann Ducharme
Publisher: Crown Publishers
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Pub Date: 06/08/2010
ISBN-13: 9780307462237
ISBN-10: 0307462234
During a summer holiday in 1868 Nag's Head, North Carolina, 16-year-old Abigail
Sinclair, the daughter of a financially troubled plantation owner, teaches
her father's fishing guide, Ben Whimble, to read and write. Abby is
increasingly drawn to Ben, even as she's courted by medical student Hector
Newman.
However, more than class differences stands in their way. Abby's
white-supremacist father feels threatened by the thriving colony of freedmen on
nearby
Roanoke Island--perhaps threatened enough to take matters into his own hands.
Set in the Outer Banks, this coming-of-age story explores class and race
relations during the Reconstruction period.
First Chapter
What Is Left the Daughter - by Howard Norman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Pub Date: 07/06/2010
ISBN-13: 9780618735433
ISBN-10: 0618735437
The year 1941 proves to be a terrible one for 17-year-old Wyatt Hillyer--but
not just because of WWII. Following the double suicide of his parents, who
were each having an affair with the same woman, Wyatt goes to live with his
Uncle Donald and Aunt Constance in a small Nova Scotia town. Although Wyatt
quickly develops an unrequited crush on his cousin Tilda, she falls in love
with German student Hans Moehring, setting off a sequence of events that will
tear the family apart. This "haunting saga" (Booklist) by the author of The
Bird Artist and The Museum Guard is a stark, brooding tale of secrets,
obsessions,
and tragedy.
Wilderness Tales
The Outlander: A Novel - by Gil Adamson
Publisher: Ecco
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Pub Date: 05/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780061491252
ISBN-10: 006149125X
After becoming a "widow by her own hand," 19-year-old outlaw Mary Boulton flees
into the wilderness while her brothers-in-law (and their bloodhounds) pursue
her, intent on vengeance. As she traverses the unforgiving landscape of the
Canadian Rockies, Mary receives aid from some unlikely individuals, including
a reclusive frontiersman, a mining-town minister, and a dwarf whose business
operations don't always fall within the bounds of the law. This intense, moody
debut by Canadian author Gil Adamson will remind readers of Charles Frazier's
Cold Mountain and the novels of Cormac McCarthy.
First Chapter
The Forest Lover - by Susan Vreeland
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Pub Date: 12/31/2004
ISBN-13: 9780143034308
ISBN-10: 0143034308
In Susan Vreeland's The Forest Lover, the author of The Passion of Artemisia
turns her attention to another overlooked woman artist: 19th-century Canadian
painter Emily Carr. Born to wealthy English parents in Victoria, British
Columbia, Emily travels to the rugged western coast of Vancouver Island to paint
the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, particularly the the
Nuu-chah-nulth (known to English speakers as the "Nootka"). Defying society's
expectations in order to pursue her art, Emily also breaks with tradition in
both her style and choice of subject. If you've never heard of Emily Carr
or just want to know a bit more about her, this biographical novel is a great
place to begin.
First Chapter
Woodsburner: A Novel - by John Pipkin
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
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Pub Date: 04/28/2009
ISBN-13: 9780385528658
ISBN-10: 0385528655
These days Henry David Thoreau is considered to be one of the patron saints of
ecology thanks to Walden, his classic account of outdoor living. But in 1844,
when he accidentally set fire to 300 acres of woodland near Concord,
Massachusetts, nobody much appreciated him. In Woodsburner, set in the year
preceding
Thoreau's relocation to Walden Pond, this conflagration serves as a catalyst
for bringing together a disparate group of individuals, including a Boston
bookseller (and would-be playwright), a Norwegian farmhand, and a preacher. And
if your appetite for New England transcendentalists isn't Thoreau-ly satisfied
by this book, check out Mr. Emerson's Wife by Amy Belding Brown.
First Chapter
The True Account: A Novel of the Lewis & Clark & Kinneson Expeditions - by
Howard Frank Mosher
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Pub Date: 05/19/2004
ISBN-13: 9780618431236
ISBN-10: 0618431233
Fictional treatments of the Lewis and Clark expedition abound--from Brian
Hall's I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company to Diana Glancy's Stone
Heart.
Dispensing with the real-life explorers, this book instead recounts the wacky
parallel expedition undertaken by their rivals, eccentric Vermont schoolteacher
True Teague Kinneson and his loyal nephew Ticonderoga. Determined to beat Lewis
and Clark to the Pacific, the duo head West, where they meet individuals
even more outlandish than they are. Some other picaresque looks at pivotal
moments in American history include Stephen Wright's The Amalgamation Polka
and Jerome Charyn's Johnny One-Eye: A Tale of the American Revolution.
First Chapter
Letters from Yellowstone - by Diane Smith
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Pub Date: 06/01/2000
ISBN-13: 9780140291810
ISBN-10: 0140291814
When Cornell medical student and avid amateur botanist A.E. Bartram joins the
1898 Smithsonian-sponsored scientific expedition to Yellowstone National Park,
team leader Professor Howard Merriam is shocked to discover that his new
recruit is a woman (her given name is Alexandria). Since the expedition is
shorthanded,
Merriam allows her to stay--secretly hoping that she'll give up and go home.
But strong-willed, capable Alex quickly earns her place on the team while
falling in love with Yellowstone's majestic beauty and discovering her path in
life. Bring this charming epistolary novel with you on your next camping
trip!
Lost Nation - by Jeffrey Lent
Publisher: Grove Press
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Pub Date: 04/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780802139856
ISBN-10: 080213985X
In 1838, a man known only as Blood heads to Indian Stream in northern New
Hampshire, where he sets up a bar and one-woman brothel with the help of
16-year-old
Sally, whom he won in a card game. It may come as no surprise to learn that
Blood has a dark past that he's attempting to outrun--but Indian Stream, while
remote, may not be far enough away for Blood to start over. Neither law nor
order are familiar concepts here, but the territory does operate under its
own set of rules--and one of them is that newcomers are not to be trusted. The
West may be wild, but in this gritty novel by Jeffrey Lent, the Northeast
gives it a run for its money.
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