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Five Queen's Road

(1 Ratings)
Author:Sorayya Khan  Review by:ashishdimri
This interesting book is based on partition of Indian sub-continent, Sorayya Khan brings to us images of that gory past. This book can find similarit Read Review
Published: November 27, 2009 Visits: 6 words : 300

The Pillars of the Earth

Author:Ken Follett  Review by:Altariel
How did the great mediaeval cathedrals get built? The novel gives a generational account within the context of history, church and family conflict. Read Review
Published: November 15, 2009 Visits: 6 words : 900

To the Last Man

Author:Jeff Shaara  Review by:Sasquatch
This is a book based in World War One. It is a stunning depiction of the gallantry of all the soldiers that fought during this war. Read Review
Published: November 9, 2009 Visits: 5 words : 600

Wolf Hall

(1 Ratings)
Author:Hilary Mantel  Review by:ashishdimri
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Published: October 31, 2009 Visits: 16 words : 300

The Mermaid in the Basement

Author:Gilbert Morris  Review by:MichelleB
A romantic tale of mystery and history set in Victorian England and written by one of Christian fiction’s favorite authors. Read Review
Published: October 20, 2009 Visits: 19 words : 600

British History: In New Way

(1 Ratings)
Author:Madhusree Chatterjee  Summary by:Cmadhu
Hilary Mantel's new book, "Wolf Hall", which won the Man Booker prize weaves Thomas Cromwell's rise into a gripping and racy story Read Summary
Published: October 10, 2009 Visits: 10 words : 900

Dancing in the Dark - A Cultural History of the Great Depression

(1 Ratings)
Author:Morris Dickstein  Review by:SM THOMPSON
A step back in history to Roosevelt's fireside chats on the radio during the Great American Depression! Blogged by California Literary Review! Read Review
Published: September 30, 2009 Visits: 22 words : 300

Abstract: New Home

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Author:Conrad Richter  Abstract by:Sameer_Kak
This story describes the movement of one pioneer family westward into the unsettled regions of America. Read Abstract
Published: September 17, 2009 Visits: 10 words : 600

A Nation on Fire

(9 Ratings)
Author:Clay Risen  Abstract by:DrSarbjitSingh
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Published: September 5, 2009 Visits: 34 words : 300

Sharpe's Tiger

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Author:Bernard Cornwell  Review by:GabrielRizk
The novel follows the fictional Richard Sharpe into the events surrounding the historical siege of Seringapatam, 1799. Read Review
Published: August 19, 2009 Visits: 27 words : 600
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Frenchman's Creek

(9 Ratings)
Author:Daphne du Maurier  Review by:macalla
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Published: December 21, 2005 Visits: 854 words : 600

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

(21 Ratings)
Author:Jack Higgins  Review by:sreek
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Published: April 1, 2006 Visits: 771 words : 600

The Quiet Gentleman

(7 Ratings)
Author:Georgette Heyer  Review by:macalla
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Published: December 21, 2005 Visits: 609 words : 600
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Romola

(2 Ratings)
Author:George Eliot  Summary by:TelsCafe
"Romola" is a novel by George Eliot, published in 1863. The setting is in Florence during the Renaissance. Read Summary
Published: March 2, 2009 Visits: 42 words : 300

They Would Never Hurt a Fly

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Author:Slavenka Drakulic  Review by:ElizaM
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Published: March 22, 2007 Visits: 348 words : 600

Prince Charming

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Author:Julie Garwood  Review by:Serenity Baxter
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Published: July 26, 2006 Visits: 336 words : 600
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