William Manchester From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages....

AN Wilson A World War II orphan, raised by his aunt and uncle in an English village, comes of age with many childhood notions changed by his schooling and his...

Halldor Laxness Sometimes grim, sometimes uproarious, and always captivating, Iceland’s Bell by Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness is at once an updating of the traditional Icelandic saga and a caustic social satire. At...

Chloe Esposito **Coming soon - the brand-new summer sizzler in the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know trilogy**She stole the life she wanted. Now someone wants to steal it back . ....

Luther Blissett In 1517, Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, and a dance of death begins between a radical Anabaptist with many names and...

Abraham Eraly A history of the great Mughal rulers of India, one of the world's greatest empires.In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the...

Claire Heywood The myth remembers him as a hero.The women who knew him best remember him differently.Now it's time to hear their side of the story . . .***His motherBanished...

Reay Tannahill The greatest prize and the most deadly - the crown of EnglandReay Tannahill's enthralling novel is a family saga in the grand tradition, a tale of brother against...

Jane Smiley In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world’s great literary...

Adalyn Grace For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars . . .Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been...

Elinor Lipman Daphne Maritch doesn't quite know what to make of the heavily annotated high school yearbook she inherits from her mother, who held this relic dear. Too dear. The late...

Elinor Lipman At thirty-two, Faith Frankel has returned to her claustro-suburban hometown, where she writes institutional thank-you notes for her alma mater. It's a peaceful life, really, and surely with...