FICTION
Released: Aug. 21, 2012
"By weaving her own imaginative constructions in with actual journal entries of both Flaubert and Nightingale, Shomer skillfully combines historical plausibility and historical truth."
Alternative literary history--the conceit here is that Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, both of whom traveled to Egypt in 1850, met on the voyage and developed an ardent friendship.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 28, 2012
"A sensitive portrayal and a well-crafted debut."
FICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"This is a dense narrative, permeated by the sights, sounds and smells of Renaissance Italy, and one that can stand shoulder to shoulder with Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose, with which it is sure to be compared."
In this epic novel, Ennis gives ample evidence that political and religious corruption in early-16th-century Italy makes anything vaguely analogous look like Sunnybrook Farm.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"A hauntingly affecting historical novel with a touch of magic."
Award-winning poet Nicholas (
Iron Rose, 2010, etc.) treks into the wilds of medieval England in his first novel, a saga vibrant with artful description.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Power, lust and moral ambiguity combine for an all-American explosion of fictional fireworks."
The acclaimed mystery writer again tries his hand at historical fiction, combining period detail from the Prohibition era with the depth of character and twists of plot that have won him such a devoted readership.
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 2, 2012
"Did Richard III do in or merely discourage--" ‘suppressed,' mark you, not murdered"--his youngster kin? Read on."
