Four Historical Fiction Novels, Pulitzer Winner & NYT Bestsellers
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Four Historical Fiction Novels, Pulitzer Winner & NYT Bestsellers. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (LIKE NEW condition). Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. This set includes the following four unique and award-winning historical fiction thrillers, all in "like new" or "very good" condition: -"The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova (LIKE NEW condition). #1 New York Times Bestseller. Late one night, exploring her father’s library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to ‘My dear and unfortunate successor.' It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. The investigation crosses time and borders, as first father then daughter search for clues, from dusty Ivy League libraries to Istanbul, Budapest, and the depths of Eastern Europe. In city after city, the horrible truth emerges about Vlad the Impaler's dark reign-- and about a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through history. Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions, a relentless tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present, with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful-and utterly unforgettable. -"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (LIKE NEW condition). Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of The Virgin Suicides--the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek-American family and flowers in the body of a teenage girl. It follows the fictional Stephanides family as it travels from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City, and the race riots of l967, before moving to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Lyrical and thrilling, Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic. -"Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier (VERY GOOD condition). New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the 2003 movie by the same name starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. History and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of 16-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of famed Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer's most celebrated paintings. -"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown (VERY GOOD condition). Now a major film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones. The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno. An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to his first assignment to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol—seared into the chest of a murdered physicist—he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy: the Catholic Church. Check out my other listings for more books, including signed first editions and collector's limited editions! I combine shipping for multiple purchases.
