2012
After the Fog
This novel is set in the steel town of Donora, PA in 1949 when an unusual weather pattern caused by…
The Isle of Kheria
Some readers may shy away from John Cabot’s choppy, cursory, incomplete writing style, but I recommend leaping onto its back.…
Walk to Paradise Garden
While serving as a stretcher bearer in World War I France, humanitarian John Armitage meets and falls in love with…
Morgallion
Morgalion is a monumental mix of historical narrative and an appealing fictional story of people who lived through the terrible…
Martha’s Girls
Martha’s Girls presents itself nicely and professionally. The cover has a simple elegance to it, introducing the main characters and…
The King Must Die
Sasson’s problematically titled latest (no matter how good the book is, does the author really want to invite explicit comparison…
Oleanna
Set during the 1905 split of Norway from Sweden, Oleanna is a gentle imagining of the lives of the author’s…
The Feather of Ma’at
Mauborgne’s story is set in the Alexandria of the 3rd century BC in a tangle of intrigue. Young and exceedingly…
Love and Death in Paris
Katrine Bouchet and Jack Lamont are awkward teenagers when they meet briefly in Paris in 1939. Three years later, when…
A Wistful Eye: The Tragedy of a Titanic Shipwright
A professionally produced book, The Wistful Eye is a fascinating and enjoyable story with a lot of research included, as…
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