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The certainties. by Hunter, Aislinn.;
From Aislinn Hunter, the author of 'The World Before Us', comes a vivid novel reminiscent of Anthony Doerr and Michael Ondaatje, about the entwined fates of two very different refugees in two distinct moments: a war-torn Spanish border town in the 1940s and a British island in the 1970s, as a ship full of would-be migrants approaches shore. Hunter lives in Vancouver, BC. A Dewey Diva Pick. Please Note: The following title was included in a previous Bestseller list; libraries may need to re-order.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION; FICTION / Historical; FICTION / Literary;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The winter journey / by Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.;
© 2009, c1997., Little, Brown and Company,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Centurion / by Scarrow, Simon.;
Subjects: Adventure stories.; Romans; Historical fiction.;
© 2008, c2007.,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Clear A Novel [electronic resource] : by Davies, Carys.aut; Bain, Russ.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote island off of Scotland to “clear” the last remaining inhabitant, who has no intention of leaving—an unforgettable tale of resilience, change, and hope. John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland—Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff and is found, unconscious and badly injured, by Ivar who takes him home and tends to his wounds. The two men do not speak a common language, but as John builds a dictionary of Ivar’s world, they learn to communicate and, as Ivar sees himself for the first time in decades reflected through the eyes of another person, they build a fragile, unusual connection. Unfolding in the 1840s in the final stages of the infamous Scottish Clearances—which saw whole communities of the rural poor driven off the land in a relentless program of forced evictions—this singular, beautiful, deeply surprising novel explores the differences and connections between us, the way history shapes our deepest convictions, and how the human spirit can survive despite all odds. Moving and unpredictable, sensitive and spellbinding, Clear is a profound and pleasurable read.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Historical;
© 2024., Simon & Schuster,
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Followed by the Lark A Novel [electronic resource] : by Humphreys, Helen.aut; Pickens, Jennifer.nrt; cloudLibrary;
Inspired by his journals and writing, this moving novel inhabits the life and mind of renowned nineteenth-century naturalist, poet and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau, revealing the deep connections between his time and our own. Composed in short, compelling scenes, Followed by the Lark is a novel of significant moments in a life, capturing loss, change and the danger and healing that come from communion with the natural world, set against a backdrop of great change and tumult in America. Renowned nineteenth-century naturalist, poet and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau’s connection to nature was tied to his feelings of loss; before he was twenty-seven years old and went to live at Walden Pond, two of those closest to him had died—his older brother, John, and his friend Charles Wheeler. Nature provided solace for these losses, but the world was changing around him. The forests were being destroyed by the logging industry. Wildlife was increasingly being slaughtered for profit and sport. The railroad clanged through his quiet hometown. And the catastrophes of the American Civil War were beginning to stir. Haunting in its quiet spaces, Followed by the Lark portrays this tension of nature and progress and its effect on a singular man. It is a novel uncommon in its combination of scope and brevity, in its communion with its human subject, and its reflections on an astonishing yet changing world. Thoreau’s life in the early nineteenth century seems firmly in the past, but his time bears some striking similarities to ours. As she explores these intersections in Followed by the Lark, Helen Humphreys elegantly, insistently illustrates how Thoreau’s concerns are still, vitally, our own.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical; Historical;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Wounds of honour / by Riches, Anthony.;
Subjects: Adventure stories.; Historical fiction.; Military fiction.;
© 2010, c2009.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands A Novel [electronic resource] : by Brooks, Sarah.aut; Leung, Katie.nrt; Holdbrook-Smith, Kobna.nrt; cloudLibrary;
This program is read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Katie Leung, who played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films. For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand express train, about a group of passengers on a dangerous journey across a magical landscape “Breathtaking…Abounding with mysteries and marvels.” —Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket. There is only one way to travel across the Wastelands: on the Trans-Siberian Express, a train as famous for its luxury as for its danger. The train is never short of passengers, eager to catch sight of Wastelands creatures more miraculous and terrifying than anything they could imagine. But on the train's last journey, something went horribly wrong, though no one seems to remember what exactly happened. Not even Zhang Weiwei, who has spent her life onboard and thought she knew all of the train’s secrets. Now, the train is about to embark again, with a new set of passengers. Among them are Marya Petrovna, a grieving woman with a borrowed name; Henry Grey, a disgraced naturalist looking for redemption; and Elena, a beguiling stowaway with a powerful connection to the Wastelands itself. Weiwei knows she should report Elena, but she can’t help but be drawn to her. As the girls begin a forbidden friendship, there are warning signs that the rules of the Wastelands are changing and the train might once again be imperiled. Can the passengers trust each other, as the wildness outside threatens to consume them all? A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical; Historical;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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The power of dreams / by Harris, Rosie.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.;
© c2006.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish. by Brackston, Paula.;
Set in the real chained library of Hereford cathedral, 'The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish' is the first in a new, magic-infused series that follows an eccentric and feisty young woman who can see ghosts, as she uncovers a magical mystery thanks to a medieval map. From the author of the 'Found Things' series.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Historical; FICTION / Historical / General;
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Wish me luck / by Dickinson, Margaret.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.;
© c2007.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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