Historical fiction genre books (1116)
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Ocean Stirrings Work Fiction Tribute L : Ocean Stirrings: a Work of Fiction in Tribute to Louise Langdon Norton Little, Working Mother and Ac by Merle Collins EN
Country: North America / 
Grenada and Carriacuou
Grenada and Carriacuou
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A mix of fictive narrative, letters and poetry, with episodes of great warmth, exuberant humour, drama, and heartbreak, telling a story of Louse Little. The mother of the revolutionary firebrand Malcolm X was a Grenadian woman born at the turn of the 20th century in a small rural community in a deeply colonial society where access to education had only just begun for the children of working people. She emigrated to Canada and then the USA, where she became involved in the struggle for Black civil rights led by Marcus Garvey. Within the sparse facts of Louise Langdon Norton Little' s biography,... continue
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IndonesiaDescription:
'Oeroeg was mijn vriend.' Zo begint het aangrijpende verhaal van de vriendschap tussen een Indonesische jongen en de zoon van een Nederlandse administrateur in het Nederlands-Indië van voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Geleidelijk groeien de twee jongens uit elkaar. Wanneer de Nederlandse jongen na een studie in Delft terugkeert in het Indië dat nog net geen Indonesië is geworden, blijkt hun verwijdering te zijn uitgegroeid tot een kloof. Oeroeg heeft gekozen: voor zijn eigen volk en tegen de Nederlanders, dus ook tegen zijn vriend. Geschokt vraagt die zich af of hij voorgo... continue
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Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas EN
Country: South America / 
Guyana
Guyana
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne. The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, t... continue
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On A Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
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In this moving, emotional narrative of love and resilience, a young couple confronts the start of Argentina's Dirty War in the 1970s, and a daughter searches for truth twenty years later. New York, 1998. Santiago Larrea, a wealthy Argentine diplomat, is holding court alongside his wife, Lila, and their daughter, Paloma, a college student and budding jewelry designer, at their annual summer polo match and soiree. All seems perfect in the Larreas’ world—until an unexpected party guest from Santiago's university days shakes his usually unflappable demeanor. The woman's cryptic comments spark Palo... continue
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On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer EN
Country: South America / 
Suriname
Suriname
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Nine days after getting married, Noenka leaves her husband in a squall. The path on which she finds herself is lined with memories, boa constrictors, and flowers--and the repressive, unwritten laws of post-colonial Suriname that inhibit young Black women like her.
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On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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It is July 1962. Florence is a talented musician who dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, an earnest young history student who unexpectedly won her heart.
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On The Way To The Wedding : Inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton by Julia Quinn EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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Nlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time until the right woman comes along. And so when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being, that she is meant to be his
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Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
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Life as a Maori in present day New Zealand, chronicling their poverty, their alcoholism and their despair. The narrator is a Maori woman who has nothing but contempt for Maori men--warriors who degenerated into lazy bums.