Lian Hearn Grass for His Pillow  is the second book in the  Tales of the Otori  series by Lian Hearn. Don't miss the related  series,  The Tale of Shikanoko.Praised for...

Colm Toibin A fictionalized study based on many biographical materials and family accounts of Henry James's life, this volume ranges seamlessly from his memories of his prominent Brahmin family in...

Elizabeth Kostova June 1, 2010 by Back Bay / Little, Brown and Company

Colleen McCullough Rome's leaders are frightened: the brilliant, ruthless Gaius Julius Caesar must be crushed before he can overthrow the government and become dictator.This magnificent novel opens in Gaul, scene...

Cecelia Holland Holland returns over the sea to the saga of Corban Loosestrife's son and nephew. Corban's son Conn is a clever and strong leader of men; his cousin and...

Michelle Moran From the internationally bestselling author of Nefertiti comes the tumultuous story of Antony and Celopatra's daughter, Selene.The marriage of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is one of the greatest...

Jeanne Kalogridis Vivacious Sancha of Aragon arrives in Rome newly wed to a member of the notorious Borgia dynasty. Surrounded by the city's opulence and political corruption, she befriends her...

Janet Gleeson Summer, 1765. The renowned portrait painter Joshua Pope is eager to escape London and his unhappy past and accepts a commission to paint a wedding portrait for Herbert...

Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti A papal conspiracy is revealed in the midst of a plague in this Italian historical thriller that sparked controversy with the Vatican.Rome, 1683. The citizens...

Robyn Young THE CRUSADES ARE OVER AND EUROPE IS IN CHAOS.After years of fighting in the desert sun - and secretly working for peace with the Brethren - Will Campbell...

Steven Saylor  In a Rome torn by riots and pulled apart by rival factions, Gordianus the Finder must uncover the truth about the murder of Publius Clodius, a populist politician...

Stephen R Lawhead Aidan, a scribe in a remote Irish monastery, accompanies a band of monks on a trip to the magical city of Byzantium, where he becomes an ambassador...