Josephine Bailey

35 books

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Ian McEwan

351 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Bible: A Biography by Karen Armstrong

The Bible: A Biography

Karen Armstrong

229 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory

Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.

The Royal Diaries

Kristiana Gregory

221 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade informative fast-paced
Consequences by Penelope Lively

Consequences

Penelope Lively

305 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Crimson Rooms by Katharine McMahon

The Crimson Rooms

Evelyn Gifford #1

Katharine McMahon

376 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography by Janet Browne

Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography

Janet Browne

174 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative fast-paced
Days of Grace by Catherine Hall

Days of Grace

Catherine Hall

292 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

The Devil of Nanking

Mo Hayder

360 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
The Devil's Feather by Minette Walters

The Devil's Feather

Minette Walters

349 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky

Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544

The Royal Diaries

Kathryn Lasky

238 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction childrens historical young adult emotional informative medium-paced