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Lost Seeds

by Meg Nola

"Lost Seeds" is a piquing novel that addresses various facets of historical racism. In Teresa Mosley Sebastian’s gripping historical novel "Lost Seeds", two brothers choose different paths to move beyond their family’s tragic legacy... Read More

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Ravage & Son

by Rebecca Foster

Jerome Charyn’s rollicking novel Ravage & Son tours the seedy underbelly of turn-of-the-century New York City. Between 1883 and 1913, the city’s Jewish quarter witnesses the reign and fall of Lionel Ravage, a hardware and... Read More

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The Penny Mansions

by Michele Sharpe

"The Penny Mansions" is a charming historical novel wherein lovable townspeople rally to save their home. In Steven Mayfield’s rollicking period novel "The Penny Mansions", a diverse group of eccentrics try to save their once-booming... Read More

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Cold Peace

by Erin Nesbit

Character studies dominate in "Cold Peace", a lengthy novel that sets up the story of the Berlin airlift. Helena P. Schrader’s historical novel "Cold Peace" covers the events surrounding the Berlin Blockade in the wake of World War II.... Read More

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The Adored One

by Karen Rigby

A theater darling comes into her own during a period of artistic transformation in the thrilling novel "The Adored One". In Susanne Dunlap’s mesmerizing historical novel "The Adored One", a chorus girl comes of age under the watchful... Read More

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