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You Are One of Them, A Novel About Growing Up in Washington D.C. During the Cold War by Elliott Holt

On May 25, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

You Are One of Them is a taut, moving debut about the ways in which we define ourselves against others and the secrets we keep from those who are closest to us. In her insightful forensic of a mourned friendship, Holt illuminates the long lasting sting of abandonment and the measures we take to bring back those we have lost.

The Golem and the Jinni: A Dazzling Journey Through Cultures by Helene Wecker

On May 8, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, Vampires, Werewolves, Fantasy, by Editor

A chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker’s debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.

Flora, A Novel About the Ambiguities of Modern Life by Gail Godwin

On May 7, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

This darkly beautiful novel about a child and a caretaker in isolation evokes shades of The Turn of the Screw and also harks back to Godwin’s memorable novel of growing up, The Finishing School. With its house on top of a mountain and a child who may be a bomb that will one day go off, Flora tells a story of love, regret, and the things we can’t undo.It will stay with readers long after the last page is turned.

Southern Cross the Dog, A Novel Conjuring the Southern Delta by Bill Cheng

On May 7, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’Connor, Bill Cheng’s Southern Cross the Dog is an epic literary debut in which the bonds between three childhood friends are upended by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. In its aftermath, one young man must choose between the lure of the future and the claims of the past.

Above All Things, A Historical Novel About Doomed Everest Climber George Mallory by Tanis Rideout

On April 27, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

In 1924 George Mallory departs on his third expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Left behind in Cambridge, George’s young wife, Ruth, along with the rest of a war-ravaged England, anticipates news they hope will reclaim some of the empire’s faded glory.

A Man Without Breath, The Latest Bernie Gunther Mystery by Philip Kerr

On April 22, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

From the national bestselling author of Prague Fatale, a powerful new thriller that returns Bernie Gunther, our sardonic Berlin cop, to the Eastern Front. This is no psycho case. This is a man with motive enough to kill and skills enough to leave no trace of himself. Bad luck that in this war zone, such skills are two-a-penny. Somehow Bernie must put a face to this killer before he puts an end to Bernie.

Virgin Soul: A Novel of a Young Woman’s Coming-Of-Age With the Black Panther Party by Judy Juanita

On April 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

From a lauded poet and playwright, a novel of a young woman’s life with the Black Panthers in 1960s San Francisco – A moving tale of one young woman’s life spinning out of the typical and into the extraordinary during one of the most politically and racially charged eras in America, Virgin Soul will resonate with readers of Monica Ali and Ntozake Shange.

The Walking: The Journey of Iranian Immigrants by Laleh Khadivi

On April 20, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, Nonfiction, by Editor

The Walking is the second novel in a trilogy about Khadivi’s homeland of Iran, a country poised between the ancient and the modern and tossed by political winds that have buffeted the entire globe.

Equilateral: A Tragicomedy of Ideas set in 1890s Egypt by Ken Kalfus

On April 17, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Equilateral is written with a subtle, sly humor, but it’s also a model of reserve and historical accuracy; it’s about many things, including Empire and colonization and exploration; it’s about “the other” and who that other might be. We would like to talk to the stars, and yet we can barely talk to each other.

Orphan Train: A Novel of a Neglected Corner of American History by Christina Baker Kline

On April 16, 2013, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Orphan Train is a gripping story of friendship and second chances from Christina Baker Kline, author of Bird in Hand and The Way Life Should Be. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.