WW1
Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in WWI
In the spring of 1917, the United States voted for war and officially entered the maelstrom that was the First…
A Short Time to Stay Here
In 1918, the little town of Hot Springs, North Carolina, held the largest World War I internment camp in the…
Park Lane
This novel has its origins in Frances Osborne’s own family background, and an inevitable comparison to the TV series Downton…
Helen Keller in Love
Blind and deaf Helen Keller is 37 in 1916. She tours the country speaking about her “miracle” release from the…
No Empty Chairs: The Short and Heroic Loves of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War
I was riveted by Mackersey’s account from the first page. On the technical side, he makes his in-depth knowledge and…
An Unmarked Grave
In 1918, nurse Bess Crawford sees a murdered soldier amid the piles of the dead who have succumbed to influenza…
The Sandcastle Girls
The title is deceptive, as this is no lightweight beach read but a serious novel set against the background of…
Hard Country
The Western often suffers from literary snobbishness, but good authors of the genre, like Michael McGarrity, know their era and…
Harvest of War
Leonora “Leo” Malham Brown has been through a lot in her young life. Eager for adventure, she joined the First…
Bell of the Desert
Editors' choice
In 1888, 20-year-old Gertrude Bell is presented to Queen Victoria. She is intrigued by Gertrude and invites her to tea!…
About our Reviews
Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
