In the 19th century, nearly five million Jews lived in the Pale of Settlement. Most lived in shtetls—Jewish communities connected to larger towns—images of which are ingrained in p...
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Geneva, Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">This beautiful and remarkable little wonder of a book inclu...
Product DescriptionGignomai is the youngest brother in the current generation of met'Oc, a once-noble family exiled on an island for their role in a vaguely remembered civil war. O...
From Publishers WeeklyIn 1165, a letter ostensibly written by the distant Christian king Prester John describing a kingdom of wonders rocked medieval Europe. In this enchanting ret...
Review “Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written . . . A splendid and glittering performance.” –_The New York Times _ “MORE DRAMATIC THAN FICTION . . ...
From Publishers WeeklyIn this vast, intricately patterned novel, Smiley accurately captures the voice of the medieval sagas. Understated, scattered with dreams and warnings, darken...
From Publishers WeeklyAn intriguing, 200-year-old mystery propels this multilayered stand-alone from British author McDermid set in England's Lake District. Scholar Jane Gresham pu...