WW1
A Bond Never Broken
When the US enters the Great War in 1917, anti-German sentiment runs high. The Amana colonies in Iowa, with their…
A Heart Most Worthy
Siri Mitchell successfully tackles an unusual time period and subject in A Heart Most Worthy. In the Italian area of…
Once a Knight
The time is 1916. America has not yet entered WWI, and Everett Ross, a Texas Ranger not unlike a number…
The Absolutist
Editors' choice
John Boyne is a consummate storyteller, and in his new novel he doesn’t disappoint. You might think there was little…
Strange Meetings: The Poets of the Great War
The relatively small number of British poets who have come to epitomise the experience of the Great War continues to…
At Midnight in a Flaming Town
This collaborative story, inspired by written reports, documents and diaries, reveals the impact and consequences for both real and imaginary…
The Girl Who Would Speak for the Dead
Emily and Michael, the thirteen-year-old Stewart twins, are wealthy and bored. Their widowed mother is distant and emotionally fragile, and…
Bleakly Hall
Editors' choice
After reviewing and very much enjoying Ms di Rollo’s first novel, A Proper Education for Girls, I eagerly awaited this,…
C
Set in the opening quarter of the 20th century, this is not a novel easy to summarise or capture in…
Heart of Lies
Leo Hoffman, the central character in this fascinating and deftly written novel, set during the years between the two World…
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