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The Wives of Henry Oades - Johanna Moran
SUMMARY: In 1899 Henry Oades discovers he has two wives ' and many dilemmas'ŚIn 1890, Henry Oades decided to undertake the arduous sea voyage from England to New Zealand in order t... -
The Watery Part of the World - Michael Parker
From Publishers WeeklyParker's affecting fifth novel mines two historical anecdotes from 1813 and 1970 to draw parallel narratives around island dwellers off the North Carolina coa... -
The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
SUMMARY: This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G. Wells in 1898. The novel begins ominously, as the lone voice of a narrator tells readers that... -
The Virgin in the Ice_ The Sixt - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a y... -
The Siege of Krishnapur - J. G. Farrell
In the Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, Krishnapur is a remote town on the vast North Indian plain. For the British there, life is orderly... -
The Shallow Seas - Dawn Farnham
In this sequel to "The Red Thread", the sexy Regency-style romance set in the exotic East, Charlotte Macleod is nineteen, pregnant, and alone in 1842. She is fleeing a scandalous l... -
The Secret Lives of People in L - Simon Van Booy
From Publishers WeeklyA breadth of experience and setting distinguishes this somber first collection of 18 very short stories by New York-based Van Booy. "Little Birds" is narrated... -
The Secret Crown - Chris Kuzneski
SUMMARY: Bavaria, 1886 King Ludwig II, infamous for his eccentric behavior, is declared insane by his government and removed from his throne. A day later, Ludwig's corpse washes up... -
The Reservoir - John Milliken Thompson
On an early spring morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 1885, a young pregnant woman is found floating in the city reservoir. It appears that she has committed suicide, but t... -
The Prestige - Christopher Priest
SUMMARY: In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as the...