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The Sealwoman's Gift

Sally Magnusson

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***SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN, THE WAVERTON GOOD READ AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE BEST FIRST...

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A Land Remembered

Patrick D. Smith

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A Land Remembered has been ranked #1 Best Florida Book eight times in annual polls conducted by...

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Escape of the Grand Duchess

Susan Appleyard

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Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard is a gripping historical novel that shatters the...

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The Unravelling

Polly Crosby

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When Tartelin Brown accepts a job with the reclusive Marianne Stourbridge, she finds herself on a...

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Dance of the Earth

Anna M Holmes

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From backstage to centre stage and theatres of war, Dance of the Earth is a sweeping family saga. ...

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The Ghana Reader: History, Culture, Politics

Kwasi Konadu and Clifford C. Campbell

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Covering 500 years of Ghana's history, The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical,...

From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature

Richard Ruland and Malcolm Bradbury

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Widely acknowledged as a contemporary classic that has introduced thousands of readers to American...

The Wake

Paul Kingsnorth

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A post-apocalyptic novel set in 1066 - unlike anything else you will read this year...Everyone knows...

Erika (17789 KP) rated The Gallows Pole in Books

Dec 2, 2020 (Updated Dec 2, 2020)

The Gallows Pole

Benjamin Myers | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

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This is the first book I got from my branch of the Austin Public Library when they opened up after quarantine. So, it'll always have a special place in my heart. The cover is super cool too.

I love historical fiction most of the time, and when I opened up this book, I was worried. It was written in the vernacular. It only took me about a chapter to get into it. The story is about clipping coins, which has always fascinated me. I live in a state that's very much 'stick it to the man', so I could relate to the attitude of the characters.

Obviously, it was predictable, and you knew how it had to end, it is based in historical fact, after all... and the title happens to be The Gallows Pole. The novel really benefits from the fact that the author moved to the area this took place in, and did all of his research there. It resulted in an amazing novel. I can't wait to read something else from this author.