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Category: Historical Fiction

September 18, 2020September 17, 2020 Glanceabook

In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar

September 9, 2020September 12, 2020 Glanceabook

Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles

September 4, 2020 Glanceabook

Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

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One by Patrick Holland

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Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Miranda Riwoe

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Larchfield by Polly Clark

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Glanceabook

The Death of Comrade President by Alain Mabanckou Translated by Helen Stevenson

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 Glanceabook

Fallen Land by Taylor Brown

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Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann Translated by Ross Benjamin

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Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau

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