04/17/2023
So many great Historical Fiction novels are finally out in paperback!
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis transports us between 1919 and 1969 New York as the mystery of the missing Magnolia Diamond which disappeared during a courtship in 1919 unfolds. Forward to 1969 and a scavenger hunt that was never completed by the original players brings answers about the past and the present.
The Violin Conspiracy by Bendan Slocumb follows concert violinist Ray McMillan as he discovers his family fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius violin which is stolen on the eve of the Tchaikovsky Competition where Ray was determined to prove to himself, and the world, that a great musician lives within him.
Booth by Karen Joy Fowler is the fictional retelling of the Booth family beginning in 1822 when they settled in a cabin northeast of Baltimore. As the country moves forward in the throes of change, the Booth family experience their own scandals, triumphs, and disasters weighted heavily by the specter of an early prophecy about John Wilkes Booth.