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Beyond the door of no return / by Diop, David,1966-author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Diop, David,1966-Porte du voyage sans retour.English.;
"A historical novel about a French botanist's search for a mysterious woman who escaped from slavery in Senegal"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Adanson, Michel, 1727-1806; Botanists; Slavery; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uprising / by Nielsen, Jennifer A.;
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Jews; Nazis;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ella : a novel / by Richards, Diane,author.;
In the vein of 'The Paris Wife' and 'The Personal Librarian', 'Ella' is a debut novel and a magnificent work of biographical fiction that reimagines the turbulent and triumphant early years of Ella Fitzgerald, arguably the greatest singer of the 20th century.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Fitzgerald, Ella; Jazz singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Code name Hélène : a novel / by Lawhon, Ariel,author.;
"A novel based on the real life story of socialite spy Nancy Wake, about the astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII"--
Subjects: Spy fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Wake, Nancy, 1912-2011; World War, 1939-1945; Women spies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The other Windsor Girl : a novel of Princess Margaret, royal rebel / by Blalock, Georgie,1974-author.;
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002; Nobility;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Three fires / by Mina, Denise,author.;
Reimaging the "Bonfire of the Vanities" through a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century, this modern take on a fascinating historical story follows Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who, railing against the viceand avarice of the ruling Medici family, was instrumental in their removal from power.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498; Bonfires; Clergy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A well-behaved woman : a novel of the Vanderbilts / by Fowler, Therese,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933; Vanderbilt family; Socialites;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel / by Morris, Heather,author.;
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; Man-woman relationships; Tattoo artists; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The murderess : a novel / by Notaro, Laurie,author.;
It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they're pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Noir fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Judd, Winnie Ruth, 1905-; Murder; Murder; Murder; Women murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lady of the rivers / by Gregory, Philippa.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, 1416?-1472; Nobility;
© c2011., Simon & Schuster,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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