 | Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.11 A poignant Civil War version of "The Odyssey". Its best feature is its atmospheric descriptions of North Carolina scenery.
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 | Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $1.45 An account of one English village's self-sacrificing decision to isolate itself and thereby avoid spreading the plague. Told from the perspective of the intelligent and perceptive Anna Frith. Contains incredible detail of village life in 17th century England.
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 | Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey by Alison Weir
Buy used from: $0.17 A delightful read from historical scholar Alison Weir. It contains a detailed depiction of daily life in Tudor England, and its multiple perspectives allow for fuller understanding of its many well-drawn characters.
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 | Atonement by Ian McEwan
Buy used from: $0.01 While the historical setting is not the most primary feature of this wonderful novel, the descriptions of the front in France and of a hospital in London are highly detailed and well-drawn.
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