{"title":"Historical Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep into another era with these richly told stories rooted in history. From sharp-witted heroines to sweeping mysteries, these books bring the past vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-calamity-club-by-kathryn-stockett","title":"The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.\"\u003c\/em\u003e —Oprah Daily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ Please note: This title is currently on backorder. Orders will ship within 2–3 weeks of availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. 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Brilliant.\"\u003c\/em\u003e —Jane Harper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ Please note: This title is currently out of stock. Orders will ship within 2–3 weeks of availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Elsie hasn't always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller—Australia's youngest convicted murderer. But was she really mad, or just misunderstood? 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