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Scott, Walter

Summary: Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft--but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's throne, but two of the most popular heroes in all of English literature,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Easton Press 1977

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCO

Scott, Walter

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Collectors' Library 2004

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCO

Bracewell, Patricia

Summary: Marrying the much-older king of England in the year 1002, sixteen-year-old Emma of Normandy is surrounded by a treacherous court and regarded as a threat by her husband before drawing on her wits to gain a few friends and protect her station.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2013

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRA

Stuart, Scott

Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STU

Lawhead, Stephen R.

Summary: With the Normans threatening to overrun Wales, forester Will Scarlet is being sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit unless he betrays King Raven and his followers, and Bran ap Brychan makes a secret voyage to France to uncover a plot against the king.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2007

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAW

Lawhead, Stephen R.

Summary: Presents a reimagining of the tale of Robin Hood in which the son of a king, Bran ap Brychan, flees the kingdom of Elfael after his father is killed and leads a band of thieves as they try to battle the Normans and take back the kingdom.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2007

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LAW

Chesil

Summary: Inspired by a mysterious message, seventeen-year-old Ginny Park sets off to find herself as she reflects on her experiences of growing up Zainichi, an ethnic Korean born in Japan, and the incident that forced her to leave years prior.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Press, Inc. 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CHE

Flaubert, Gustave

Summary: A powerful nineteenth-century French classic depicting the moral degeneration of a weak-willed woman.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Heritage Press 1978

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FLA

Grant, Libbie

Summary: In 1827, in rural Pennsylvania, Emma Hale marries an itinerant treasure-digger who claims he can speak directly to God. In a few short years, Joseph Smith will found his own religion, gain tens of thousands of zealous followers and fracture Emma's life and faith.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GRA

Yi, Kŭm-i

Summary: "'Your husband is a landowner,' they told her. 'Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees. 'You will be able to go to school.' Of the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC YI

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