A Gentleman in Moscow portrays a Russian aristocrat caught in a wave of change as the Bolsheviks take over his world.
Sentenced to permanent confinement in the Metropol, a grand hotel across from the Kremlin, he must live in the attic and serve as a waiter. Count Rostov has the final word here, however, because he handles his changed circumstances with grace. He makes friends and influences others, sharing his knowledge of fine food and wine.
A young lady whom he befriends returns with her daughter, Sofia, and Count Rostov becomes her papa. I admire him because he overcomes adversity through humor, appreciation for life, and willingness to share himself with others. Not only that, but he outwits his captors in the end.
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From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and…
The Whisky Rebels is set in the years just before the Whisky Rebellion of 1794.
Farmers in the frontier of western Pennsylvania find turning wheat into whisky gives them a form of currency. Ethan Saunders, a bold scoundrel, has served as a spy for General Washington. Alexander Hamilton, former enemy of Saunders, engages his services to help establish the Bank of the United States, to which Thomas Jefferson is opposed.
But Joan Maycomb, a resourceful frontier woman, realizes that the Bank of the United States may be an enemy to whisky’s power. She finds herself pitted against Ethan Saunders. The historical fiction made me think about how precarious our nation’s stability was in the beginning, and how much depended on the decisions of strong, courageous individuals.
America, 1787. Ethan Saunders, once among General Washington’s most valued spies, is living in disgrace after an accusation of treason cost him his reputation. But an opportunity for redemption comes calling when Saunders’s old enemy, Alexander Hamilton, draws him into a struggle with bitter rival Thomas Jefferson over the creation of the Bank of the United States.
Meanwhile, on the western Pennsylvania frontier, Joan Maycott and her husband, a Revolutionary War veteran, hope for a better life and a chance for prosperity. But the Maycotts’ success on an isolated frontier attracts the brutal attention of men who threaten to destroy…
Sarum is an epic historical fiction novel, taking one through the history of England from the ice age to modern times.
Edward Rutherfurd weaves the story of several families throughout, showing as generations go that heroes and villains, saints, and culprits may appear, but family characteristics and traits linger on. Stonehenge, the Vikings, the Normans, the Church, the building of the great Salisbury Cathedral, all walk across this grand stage.
I admired the scope and precision of this read, fascinated as connections are drawn between current and past events.
'A high-speed cavalcade of our island story' DAILY EXPRESS 'Supremely well crafted and a delight to read' CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'A thundering good read' THE BOOKSELLER 'A richly imagined vision of history' SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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FIVE INTERCONNECTED FAMILIES
Sarum weaves an enthralling saga of five families - the Wilsons, the Masons, the family of Porteus, the Shockleys, and the Godfreys - who reflect the changing character of Britain.
CENTURIES OF TURMOIL AND TYRANNY
In a novel of extraordinary richness, the whole sweep of British civilization unfolds through the story of one place, Sailsbury, from beyond recorded time…
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. Through this podcast, you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution, which began here.
The moderator is Professor Robert Allison of Suffolk University. The podcast features fascinating facets of the Revolution as it occurred in New England. Every Tuesday, a new discussion is aired.
This is a unique and helpful way to prepare for our nation's 250th anniversary in 2026. And read The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution, portraying the tumultuous days before the Revolution.
