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Author:Wendy Johnson
The Traitor's Son
Caught between a king and a kingmaker, young Richard Plantagenet knows he'll have to choose...1461: Richard Duke of York, King by Right, has been branded a traitor and slain by his Lancastrian foes. For his eight-year-old son-Richard Plantagenet-England has become a dangerous place.As the...- $20.99
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Author:James C. Darnborough
The Gambler's Game: Based on the True Story of the Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Author: James C. DarnboroughISBN-10: 0997134062ISBN-13: 9780997134063Publisher: Permission Media IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2024Pages: 430Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d- $35.99
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Author:David Owen Kelly
Host City
Darlinghurst, Sydney: these are the days of strange rumours. Talk you can catch the gay plague from kissing, or from a mosquito bite. Talk of the government building a wall around 'Darlo' to keep the plague contained. Talk of old quarantine stations around Australia...- $20.99
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Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender is the Night
Tender Is the Night is an English language novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Scribner's Magazine between January-April, 1934 in four issues. It is ranked #28 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century....- $15.99
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Author:Romardro Henderson
Afloat
A young adolescent male desires to prove his manhood to his village. To be more of a man of importance, he takes a boat out fishing to out perform the men in his family to include his father. Instead of triumph, he gets lost...- $10.99
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Author:Diana R. Chambers
The Secret War of Julia Child
Before she mastered the art of French cooking in midlife, Julia Child found herself working in the secrets trade in Asia during World War II, a journey that will delight both historical fiction fans and lovers of America's most beloved chef, revealing how the...- $17.99
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Author:Gill Paul
Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann
Mad Men meets the world of publishing in international bestselling author Gill Paul's new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous and controversial novels, and the beleaguered young editorial assistant who introduces them.1966, NYC: Jacqueline Susann's...- $27.99
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Author:Sandra E. Duclos
Waiting for Luigi (Based on a True Story)
Angela Carcieri Limoges recently retired from her successful law practice. Riddled with fear, she attempts to heal her deepest wounds by revisiting the childhood that still haunts her.As she confronts the long-buried and painful memories of the abuse and neglect she suffered as a...- $19.99
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Author:Stuart Mason
Oscar Wilde, a study
This is a 1905 memoir of one great litterateur's latter days written by another great litterateur. This recording omits the numerous footnotes and two letters in French untranslated by the translator.Author: Stuart Mason, Andre GideISBN-10: 1545455627ISBN-13: 9781545455623Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2017Pages: 92Format:...- $12.00
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Author:Margaret Stewart
When The Birds Stop Singing
Just five years after welcoming her beloved father home from the Second World War Louise Miller is married and whisked off to the outback. The whole world is in a state of transition with women gaining independence and old social standards being replaced. Australian...- $12.99
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Author:Mary Barmeyer O'Brien
Across Death Valley: The Pioneer Journey of Juliet Wells Brier
Across Death Valley tells the remarkable story of one woman's brave struggle to keep her family alive during one of the most arduous and dramatic episodes in the history of Western migration. A riveting narrative by a writer known for her books on pioneers,...- $16.95
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Author:Marcel Proust
Swann's Way: A Norton Critical Edition
Marcel Proust's seven-volume masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time (A la recherche du temps perdu), has inspired many superlatives, among them "the greatest novel ever written" and "the greatest novel of the first half of the twentieth century." Swann's Way, the first volume of...- $25.75
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Author:Melissa Pritchard
Flight of the Wild Swan
A majestic novel of Florence Nightingale, whose courage, self-confidence, and resilience transformed nursing and the role of women in medicine Sweeping yet intimate, Flight of the Wild Swan tells the story of Florence Nightingale, a brilliant, trailblazing woman whose humanity has been obscured beneath...- $49.99
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Author:Melissa Pritchard
Flight of the Wild Swan
A majestic novel of Florence Nightingale, whose courage, self-confidence, and resilience transformed nursing and the role of women in medicine Sweeping yet intimate, Flight of the Wild Swan tells the story of Florence Nightingale, a brilliant, trailblazing woman whose humanity has been obscured beneath...- $45.95
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Author:Rebecca Godfrey
Peggy
A dazzling, richly imagined novel about Peggy Guggenheim--a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself--by the award-winning author of Under the Bridge, now a Hulu limited series starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone Venice, 1958. Peggy Guggenheim, heiress and now legendary art collector,...- $29.00
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Author:Karen Harper
The First Princess of Wales: The First Princess of Wales: A Novel
The daughter of a disgraced earl, she matched wits with a prince. It is the fourteenth century, the height of the Medieval Age, and at the court of King Edward III of England, chivalry is loudly praised while treachery runs rampant. When the lovely...- $17.00
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Author:Deborah Ann Reardon
Through It All
Dive into the intertwining lives of two resilient women in Through it All, set against the backdrop of a small-town tapestry. Bonnie, weathered by life's tempests, navigates through a maze of loss, abuse, shattered dreams, and a justice system that falls short. Amidst the...- $14.95
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Author:Alison Weir
The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I
The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII's daughter--infamously known as Bloody Mary--who ruled England for five violent years.Born from young King Henry's first marriage, his elder daughter, Princess Mary,...- $45.95
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Author:Diane Richards
Ella
In the vein of The Paris Wife and The Personal Librarian comes this debut novel, a magnificent work of "biographical fiction" that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the twentieth century.When fifteen-year-old Ella Fitzgerald's mother...- $46.99
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Author:Lorna Laikupu
Life's Continuous Story
Kat and Manny are childhood friends whose lives revolve around Hawaii's plantation industry, their community, and the rich culture that is always present on the islands. When their family and friends, those living in the plantation community, start getting sick with incurable and deadly...- $14.00
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Author:Karin Bretz
The world is round ... Disabled?! So what!!!: 106 days by wheelchair on a cruise ship around the world
106 days by wheelchair on a cruis ship around the worldAuthor: Karin BretzISBN-10: 3752805641ISBN-13: 9783752805642Publisher: Books on DemandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2018Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.76dAbout the AuthorKarin Bretz, born in Koblenz in 1961, fulfilled a childhood dream with this trip. Owing...- $31.90
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Author:Lina Ramann
Franz Liszt, Artist and Man 1811-1840: Vol. I
Franz Liszt, Artist and Man 1811-1840 - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...- $43.50
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Author:Richard Siciliano
Portrait in Broken Glass
A quest for redemption or an exercise in futility...? In the late 1930s in a Southern port city, Joseph Curcio meets his former student Amanda, who is now a street artist selling mosaics made of broken glass and who offers Joseph a place to...- $19.95
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Author:Rachel Cantor
Half-Life of a Stolen Sister
"How did sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne write literary landmarks Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey? What in their lives and circumstances, in the choices they made, and in their close but complex relationships with one another made such greatness possible? In her...- $18.00
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Author:George H. Rothacker
Sinatra at the Sands - 2026
Sinatra was at his finest at the Copa Room in 1966. Can the entertainer be even better, enhanced by new technology sixty years later?Twin brothers from Lakehurst, New Jersey, join forces to bring Frank Sinatra back to life in 2026, reprising and updating a...- $24.95
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Author:Marcel Proust
Swann's Way
Immerse yourself in the evocative world of Proust's masterpiece, Swann's Way. In quaint Combray, a tapestry of childhood memories unfurls for young Marcel. Fragrances like madeleine cakes ignite a kaleidoscope of the past, transporting him to sun-drenched landscapes and the comforting rituals of his...- $43.99
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Author:M. F. K. Fisher
The Theoretical Foot
When Robert Lescher died in 2012 an unpublished manuscript of M.F.K. Fisher's was discovered neatly packed in the one of the literary agent's signature red boxes. Inspired by Fisher's affair with Dillwyn Parrish -- who was to become her second husband -- The Theoretical...- $16.95
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Author:Edwin Ritts
Harry Kern
Pap worried Harry would be so very far from the farm if he made it to the finish line. He knew his number-three son was not cut out for the life he had chosen for himself. But Cleveland? The city was filled with sin...- $21.99
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Author:Peter Leg蚌d Nielsen
The Lovers: The Men Who Loved Karen Blixen
Karen Blixen is the centerpiece of this story about love and destiny. In circles around her, seven men move, each of whom tells about violent and decisive incidents in their lives, often with the erotic as a common feature.The seven narrators of the novel...- $16.95
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Author:Marjorie A. May
Bellosguardo
Enter an opulent world that no longer exists. Stretching from Europe to North Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Bellosguardo: The Lives of Anna & Huguette Clark is based on a true story. It is a novel of a remarkable American family from the nineteenth...- $25.00
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Author:Chana Shinegba
Dancer in the Bullpen
Young, beautiful, and timid: Nina Abadie comes from an elite family of intellectual over-achievers. Still, all Nina wants when she grows up is to be loved by the perfect man, like in the fairytales she reads-or so she thinks. Hiding in her fantasy world...- $19.99
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Author:Hazel Gaynor
Christmas with the Queen
'Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, bestselling authors of Last Christmas in Paris, Meet Me in Monaco, and Three Words for Goodbye.December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth...- $18.99
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Author:Aldous Huxley
Young Archimedes: and Other Stories
"Every day he made the discovery of something which seemed to him exquisitely beautiful..."-Aldous Huxley, Young Archimedes and Other Stories (1924)Young Archimedes and Other Stories (1924) by Aldous Huxley is a collection of six stories considered to be semi-autobiographical and originally published under the...- $29.99
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Author:Honor Molloy
Smarty Girl: Dublin Savage
"Honor Molloy makes a most memorable debut with this fiercely funny portrait of the artist as a young girl. Along with being a smarty girl, Noleen O'Feeney is irreverent, sarcastic, resilient, engaging, entertaining, and wise beyond her years. I didn't want this book to...- $16.95
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Author:Marjorie Irish Randell
Emma Clarke Pratt - One Life
In the 1880s Emma Clarke came west from Ohio to Kansas in a covered wagon built by her father. They continued from Kansas to California by train. Emma's mother died after they reached San Francisco leaving Emma and her father Thomas to raise toddler...- $15.86
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Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Her
"To all those who have for several years sought to discredit the new American literature, Lawrence Ferlinghetti has just dealt a most powerful blow," wrote French critic Pierre Lepape in 1961 when Her was published in France as La Quatrieme Personne du Singulier. Calling...- $16.95
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Author:Anna Kavan
Sleep Has His House
A classic later novel by Anna Kavan. A largely autobiographical account of an unhappy childhood, this daring synthesis of memoir and surrealist experimentation chronicles the subject's gradual withdrawal from the daylight world of received reality. Brief flashes of daily experience from childhood, adolescence, and...- $15.95
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Author:Anne Wyeth
From 9 to 5 - The Life and Work of Solomon Isarebe 2008-2093: The Visionary Who Realised Population Decline Could Reverse Climate Change but also Incr
The absorbing fictional life story of Solomon Isarebe, the visionary who foresaw the route to our climatic redemption through population control.From 9 to 5 explores his predictions and how they compared to the reality of the tumultuous decades from 2050 through to 2150.Anne Wyeth,...- $12.99
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Author:Charlotte E. Dawson
Hatshepsut: The Queen Who Became King: Unveiling the Power and Innovation of Ancient Egypt's Female Pharaoh
Author: Charlotte E. DawsonISBN-10: 3384170539ISBN-13: 9783384170538Publisher: Tredition GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/11/2024Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.20d- $16.99
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Author:Yahia Al-Sinwar
The Thorn and the Carnation
Author: Yahia Al-SinwarISBN-10: 8224053016ISBN-13: 9798224053018Publisher: Tasq CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/13/2024Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d- $25.00
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Author:Shelley Noble
The Colony Club
From New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a thrilling historical novel about the inception of the Colony Club, the first women's club of its kind, set against the dazzling backdrop of Gilded Age New York. When young Gilded Age society matron Daisy...- $18.99
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Author:Tim Blake Nelson
City of Blows
"A travelogue of purgatory. Brutal, but minutely rendered..." --Guillermo del Toro It's early 2020, and legendary producer Jacob Rosenthal is eager to make his next film, Coal, adapted from the bestselling novel by the celebrated writer Rex Patterson. The project--which takes on the controversial...- $18.95
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Author:Izumi Suzuki
Set My Heart on Fire
The long-awaited publication of Izumi Suzuki's debut novel A young woman named Izumi, details her turbulent twenties in thirteen disarmingly candid vignettes, set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo. Seamlessly delivering ennui alongside snark, and tragedy nose-to-nose with apathy, Set...- $19.95
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Author:Bonnie Suchman
Stumbling Stones
"Alice knew that Selma sometimes felt judged by their mother and didn't always like it when Alice was praised and Selma was not. Alice glanced over at her sister, but Selma was smiling at Alice. In what Alice understood might be Selma's last act...- $21.95
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Author:Brian B. Kelly
Communist Number One, Vol. III: Leningrad Music Man
Communist Number One, Volume III, The Life & Times of Joel Barr, Leningrad Music Man begins following the end of Communist Number One, Volume III, The Life & Times of Joel Barr, Leningrad Music Man begins following the end of Communist Number One, Volume...- $19.95
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Author:Geri Rhodes
Tales from La Perla: A Misspent Hippie Youth
Tales from La Perla: A Misspent Hippie Youth chronicles Ralph's time as a freak in south central and southwest New Mexico during the 1970s before he dropped back in. The years in fictionalized La Perla and Edge City show humor and commitment to the...- $12.00
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Author:Charles Dickens
Clown Grimaldi
Aus dem Buch: "Grimaldi wurde empfindlich und wollte sich entfernen, als der Unbekannte ihm die Frage stellte, ob er ihn wirklich nicht wiedererkenne, und sein Hemd auf der Brust auseinander klappte. Da erkannte Grimaldi an einer dort sichtbaren Narbe seinen seit Jahren verschollenen Bruder....- $7.40
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Author:Richard Allen
The Life, Experience, And Gospel Labors of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen
The Life, Experience, And Gospel Labors of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...- $16.50
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Author:Jerome K. Jerome
Paul Kelver
Paul Kelver by Jerome K. Jerome Jerome K Jerome was born in 1859. He was an English humorist best known for his travelogue Three Men in a Boat. Jerome's childhood in London was one of poverty. His first job was collecting coal along the...- $8.49
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Author:Fiona Kidman
The Infinite Air
From the writer who 'couldn't produce a poor paragraph if she tried' [New Zealand Herald], The Infinite Air tells the story of the rise and fall of 'the Garbo of the skies'.'A gripping historical read' Woman's OwnJean Batten became an international icon in 1930s....- $15.95
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Biographical Fiction Books
Biographical fiction books are a unique genre that combines elements of biography and literature. They provide readers with a fascinating blend of historical fact and imaginative storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the lives of real people throughout history. These books breathe life into the past, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the experiences, emotions, and challenges of prominent individuals.
One key characteristic of biographical fiction is its commitment to historical accuracy. Authors undertake meticulous research to ensure that the facts, events, and cultural nuances of the era are faithfully represented in the story. This makes biographical fiction a valuable source for both history enthusiasts and casual readers seeking an engaging narrative rooted in reality. However, unlike traditional biographies that often rely heavily on documented evidence, biographical fiction allows authors to speculate, imagine, and creatively fill in the gaps in a subject's life. This literary license enables them to delve deeper into a character's thoughts, emotions, and motivations, adding an extra layer of depth and intimacy to the storytelling.
Biographical fiction also provides authors with an opportunity to bring lesser-known figures or those with untold stories to the forefront. By shedding light on these often marginalized characters, these books enhance our understanding of history and challenge conventional narratives. In recent years, biographical fiction has gained popularity and garnered critical acclaim as readers increasingly seek narratives that combine the authenticity of biography with the narrative power of fiction. This genre not only bridges the gap between fact and fiction but also serves as a means of connecting readers with the lives, experiences, and struggles of individuals who have shaped our world.
Popular Books
One such popular book is "The Paris Wife" by Paula McLain. Set in the vibrant backdrop of 1920s Paris, the novel chronicles the turbulent relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain's exquisite storytelling brings to life the bohemian atmosphere of the Lost Generation, while delving into the complexities of love, ambition, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of artistic success.
Another book that has garnered widespread acclaim is "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by the lives of real-life abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sarah Grimké, and her slave-handmaid Hetty/Handful, the novel explores themes of freedom, sisterhood, and the resilience of the human spirit. Kidd's masterful writing seamlessly blends historical facts with fictional elements, making for a powerful and thought-provoking read.
These are just a few examples of the popular books that make up the vast and diverse landscape of biographical fiction. Through these captivating tales, readers are given the opportunity to connect with the lives of extraordinary individuals, gaining a deeper understanding of their struggles, motivations, and lasting impact on history.