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List: Based On True Events
Orphan #8
Alkemade, Kim van.
When hospice nurse Rachel realizes that her new patient is the doctor that spent years subjecting he... More
When hospice nurse Rachel realizes that her new patient is the doctor that spent years subjecting her to tortuous medical experiments at a Jewish orphanage, she is forced to confront her memories of the time and their lasting effect. Less
In the Time of the Butterflies
Alvarez, Julia.
A fictional account of the young lives of Mirabal sisters Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, otherwi... More
A fictional account of the young lives of Mirabal sisters Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa, otherwise known in the Dominican Republic as Las Mariposas, describes their suffering and martyrdom in the last days of the Trujillo dictatorship. Less
Miss Burma
Craig, Charmaine, author.
In 1939, Benny, an Anglo-Indian pugilist from Rangoon's Jewish quarter, falls in love with Khin... More
In 1939, Benny, an Anglo-Indian pugilist from Rangoon's Jewish quarter, falls in love with Khin, a Karen woman. Their daughter, Louisa, grows up to be a beauty queen and an unlikely symbol of unity in a divided nation. Less
See What I Have Done
Schmidt, Sarah, 1979 September 10- author.
When her father and stepmother are found brutally murdered on a summer morning in 1892, Lizzie Borde... More
When her father and stepmother are found brutally murdered on a summer morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden, thirty-two years old and still living at home, immediately becomes a suspect. But after a notorious trial, she is found innocent, and no one is ever convicted of the crime. Meanwhile, others in the claustrophobic Borden household have their own motives and their own stories to tell: Lizzie's unmarried older sister, a put-upon Irish housemaid, and a boy hired by Lizzie's uncle to take care of a problem. Less
Salvage the Bones
Ward, Jesmyn.
Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings fro... More
Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups. Less
Every Man for Himself
Bainbridge, Beryl, 1932-2010.
Recapturing the four crucial days prior to the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of fifteen hundre... More
Recapturing the four crucial days prior to the sinking of the Titanic and the loss of fifteen hundred lives, this story is told from the perspective of Morgan, the American nephew of the owner of the shipping line, and reveals how his destiny is linked to other passengers. Less
Girl Waits with Gun
Stewart, Amy, author.
Living in virtual isolation years after the revelation of a painful family secret, Constance Kopp is... More
Living in virtual isolation years after the revelation of a painful family secret, Constance Kopp is terrorized by a belligerent silk factory owner and fights back in ways outside the norm for early twentieth-century women. Less
Arthur & George
Barnes, Julian.
Chronicles the lives of two boys, one who is forgotten by history, and one who becomes the creator o... More
Chronicles the lives of two boys, one who is forgotten by history, and one who becomes the creator of the world's most famous detective as they pursue their separate destinies until they meet in a remarkable alliance. Less
