Tag Archives: Historical
Thomas Cromwell
by Tracy BormanA fascinating biography of Henry VIII’s most trusted aide, Thomas Cromwell, a commoner who became second only to the king.
Tell
by Frances ItaniThe mesmerizing follow-up to Itani’s award-winning Deafening, Tell charts the year 1919, when “the boys” came home from the Great War.
Talleyrand
by Duff Cooper“If biography is to be defined as “the history of an individual conceived as a work of art,” then Mr. Duff Cooper’s book would…
Tamburlaine Must Die
by Louise Welsh“Welsh’s novel is as quick and dark as a child’s nightmare. . . . Fictionalizes Marlowe’s last days with novelistic wit and interpretive imagination….
State Counsellor
by Boris AkuninFrom the writer who reinvented the Russian crime novel, a gripping tale of political subterfuge and murder in turn-of-the-century Moscow featuring the inimitable hero…
A Son of Thunder
by Henry Mayer“A fine job of placing Henry’s idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between the yeomanry and the elite. Best of all, Mr. Mayer helps us understand the significance of Henry’s enduring image.” –The New York Times Book Review…
The Siege
by Ismail KadareWinner of the inaugural 2005 Man Booker International Prize, Ismail Kadare’s The Siege is an absorbing, timeless, psychological study into human cunning, battlefield strategy,…
Sherlock Holmes
by Nick Rennison“Rennison does a marvelous job of overlaying his own extensive research on clues from Doyle’s tales of Watson and Holmes, deciphering much for this…
Shadow-Box
by Antonia Logue“That three such wildly contrasting characters can coexist in the same novel is indicative of the era’s (and the author’s) bracing audacity. . ….
See What I Have Done
by Sarah SchmidtPraised by Paula Hawkins as the “next great thriller” (Town & Country), Sarah Schmidt’s debut is a masterful reimagining of the infamous Lizzie Borden…
