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Best Fiction of 2012: Historical Fiction

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ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE

by Stacia M. Brown

A romping good read that is character-driven yet intellectually provocative on issues of law, religion and... Full review >

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CITY OF WOMEN

by David R. Gillham

The blond beauty is Sigrid, a stenographer living alone with her unpleasant mother-in-law while her husband, Kaspar, serves... Full review >

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THE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER

by Philippa Gregory

Although their fates are known, Gregory creates suspense by raising intriguing questions about whether her characters will... Full review >

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BRING UP THE BODIES

by Hilary Mantel

The inventiveness of Mantel’s language is the chief draw here; the plot, as such, will engage only the most determined of... Full review >

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ILLUMINATIONS

by Mary Sharratt

The ideal companion to the elevation of Hildegard by the pontiff who rebuked American nuns for their outspokenness, an irony... Full review >

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