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The ghosts of Rome / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Diplomats; Escapes; Faith; Friendship; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Euphoria / by Cullhed, Elin,1983-author.; Hayashida, Jennifer,translator.; translation of:Cullhed, Elin,1983-Eufori.English.;
A woman's life is fissured by betrayal and the pressures of duty. What had once seemed a pastoral family idyll has become a trap, and she struggles between being the wife and mother she is bound to be and wanting to do and be so much more. The woman in question is Sylvia Plath in the final year of her life, re-imagined in fictive form, which lends a voice to women everywhere who stand with one foot in domesticity and the other in artistic creation.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Plath, Sylvia; Marital conflict; Motherhood; Poets, American; Women poets;
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A beautiful rival : a novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden / by Paul, Gill,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In this stunning new novel, Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Helena Rubinstein and Canadian-born Elizabeth Arden. It explore their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women. From the author of 'The Manhattan Girls'.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Arden, Elizabeth, 1878-1966; Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965; Businesswomen; Cosmetics industry;
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Mr. Wilder and me / by Coe, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the summer of 1977, a young woman named Calista finds work on famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder's film set. The filming takes them to Munich, where Wilder grapples with his family history. This tender and intimate novel examines the nature of time and fame, of family, and of the treacherous lure of nostalgia.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Young women;
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Sell us the rope : a novel / by May, Stephen,1964-author.;
"May 1907. Young Stalin - poet, bank-robber, spy - is in London for the 5th Congress of the Russian Communist Party. As he builds his powerbase in the party, Stalin manipulates alliances with Lenin, Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg under the eyes of the Czar's secret police. Meanwhile he is drawn to the fiery Finnish activist Elli Vuokko and risks everything in a relationship as complicated as it is dangerous."--Publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Communism; Interpersonal relations; Social change;
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The woman back from Moscow : in pursuit of beauty / by Jin, Ha,1956-author.;
"Through the life of a remarkable woman -- based on pioneering stage director Sun Weishi (1921-1968) -- this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of China's Communist Party. Sun Weishi was educated in Moscow and when she returned to China she produced the works of Chekov, Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas. However, when the cultural revolution began in 1966, she was persecuted, arrested, and eventually died in prison."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Sun, Weishi; Zhongguo gong chan dang; Theatrical producers and directors;
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The instrumentalist / by Constable, Harriet,author.;
Inspired by true events, The Instrumentalist tells the story of Anna Maria della Pietà--orphan, musical prodigy and favourite student of Antonio Vivaldi. Anna Maria is on a mission: to become Venice's greatest violinist and composer. In her remarkable world of colour and sound, it seems as if nothing can stop her. But it is 1704 and she is, after all, a girl. The pursuit of her ambition will test everything Anna Maria holds dear. With echoes of internationally renowned historical fiction such as Tuscan Daughter by Lisa Rochon, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and Perfume by Patrick Süskind, The Instrumentalist brings to life the remarkable story of one of classical music's most important yet overlooked figures. It is guaranteed to transport even the most unmusical of readers into a whole other realm.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Della Pietà, Anna Maria; Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741; Betrayal; Man-woman relationships; Violinists; Women musicians; Women violinists;
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The Swiss nurse : a novel / by Escobar, Mario,1971-author.; Abernathy, Gretchen,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Mario,1971-Maternidad de Elna.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."The true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and WWII"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eidenbenz, Elisabeth, 1913-2011; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
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Lampedusa : a novel / by Price, Steven,1976-author.;
In sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, struggles to complete a novel that will be his lasting legacy. With a firm devotion to the historical record, 'Lampedusa' leaps effortlessly into the mind of the writer and inhabits the complicated heart of a man facing down the end of his life, struggling to make something of lasting worth, while there is still time. Steven Price lives in Victoria, BC.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe, 1896-1957; Aristocracy (Social class); Authors, Italian; Terminally ill;
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Force of nature : a novel of Rachel Carson / by Burg, Ann E.; Blackall, Sophie.;
Includes bibliographical references.Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global environmental movement. Written in blank verse.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Novels in verse.; Free verse.; Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964; Conservationists; Women scientists;
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