Staircase Wit

If one has to be an orphan, it is helpful to be an heiress, however modest, and be reasonably attractive. Laura Fane has “white skin, dark ...

The villagers do not know what to make of Muffler, a foundling named after the white scarf he was wrapped in when discovered in a hen’s nest...

What could be more fun for someone whose first library card came from the Boston Public Library than a book set at its iconic headquarters i...

Marjorie Malcolm-Scott leads a lonely but privileged existence in Edinburgh, living with her Uncle Fergus, who has been gone for months (war...

When I was about 13, my family went to Martha’s Vineyard to spend part of a weekend with my father’s law partner. His children were younger...

With a title like this, I was expecting time travel but, in fact, this is a historical novel set during WWII that brings together three indi...

It is Christmas Eve, and Nancy and Plum are alone at Mrs. Monday’s Boarding Home in so-called Heavenly Valley, while Mrs. M, her spoiled nie...

In this juvenile historical novel by highly-regarded Irish author Madeleine Polland, a young boy who has lost everything clings to his Spani...

In this historical novel set in 19th century England, orphaned siblings escape their abusive relatives and try to make a new life for themse...

Title : The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club Author : Helen Simonson Publication : Dial Press, hardcover, 2024 Genre : Historic...

Title : Meet the Austins Author : Madeleine L’Engle Publication : Laurel-Leaf paperback, originally published in 1960 Genre : Juvenile Setti...

Title : Enchanted Glass Author : Diana Wynne Jones Publication : Greenwillow Books, hardcover, 2010 Genre : Juvenile fantasy Setting : Prese...

Title : Daughter of Lir Author : Diana Norman Publication : Headline Books, paperback, 1988 Genre : Historical Fiction Setting : 12th centur...

Title : The Annam Jewel Author : Patricia Wentworth Publication : Dean Street Press, paperback, originally published in 1925 Genre : Mystery...

Title : The Corinthian Author : Georgette Heyer Publication : Bantam, paperback, originally published in 1940 Genre : Historical Romance Set...

Title : The Whalebone Theatre Author : Joanna Quinn Publication : Knopf, hardcover, 2022 Genre : Historical England Setting : 20th century B...

Title : Flambards Author : K.M. Peyton Illustrator : Victor G. Ambrus Publication : World Publishing Company, hardcover, 1967 Genre : YA His...

There was a Tube strike on Tuesday, and while their dispute over pensions and job cuts is probably legitimate I can only imagine the negativ...

Title : Prince Caspian Author : C.S. Lewis Illustrator : Pauline Baynes Publication : Puffin paperback, originally published in 1951 Genre :...

Title : How to Be Brave Author : Daisy May Johnson Publication : Henry Holt & Co., hardcover, 2021 Genre : Middle-grade fiction Setting ...