Belgravia / Julian Fellowes (2016 fiction, F Fellowes)
A secret unravels behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode. Set in the 1840s when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is people by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond’s new legendary ball, one family’s life will change forever.
Tag: historical fiction
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Exposure / Helen Dunmore (2016 fiction, F Dunmore)
A missing top-secret file poses a terrible dilemma for colleagues Giles Holloway and Simon Callington at the height of the Cold War in London, where Simon’s wife, Lily, resolves to protect their family only to be devastatingly exposed.
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The girl who wrote in silk / Kelli Estes (2015 fiction, F Estes)
Inara Erickson’s discovery of an elaborately stitched piece of fabric in her deceased aunt’s island estate leads her to the century-old story of Mei Lien, and a difficult truth about her about her family.
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Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles : a novel / Margaret George (1992 fiction, F George)
A fictional account of the life of Mary Queen of Scots traces her lineage and describes her childhood, marriages, and her historic fight with Elizabeth over the throne of England.
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The Paris winter : a novel / Imogen Robertson (2016 fiction, F Robertson)
British painter Maud Heighton, seduced by the elegance and luxury of Paris at the height of the Belle Epoque, is unknowingly caught in a web of deception and revenge when Christian Morel hires her as a live-in companion to his sister, Sylvie.