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This month's recommendations:
A feminist retelling of the Greek Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur follows Ariadne as she defies the gods, betrays her family and country, and risk everything for love to help Theseus kill the Minotaur.
Saylor continues his multi-generational saga of the history of Rome with Dominus. The novel spans 160 years, from A.D. 165 when the power of Rome was at its height, to the empire under Constantine.
After the liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto by the Nazis during World War II, a young Polish girl struggles to survive by hiding in the sewers beneath the city. The author based the novel on a true story.
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur--A Novel
In this atmospheric new novel that takes place twelve years after The Henna Artist, the protagonist arranges for her former assistant to intern at the Jaipur Palace.
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