Jane Lawrenson
A Sister’s Shame
This was a strange book, as despite the themes and the cover, which appealed to me, I just couldn’t get…
The Nightingale Girls
This is a story about love and life for three very different girls as they become nurses on the wards…
The River of No Return
This novel is beautifully written with a real sense of rhythm to the words which made it very easy to…
Lives of Notorious Cooks
Editors' choice
On first look, this little book doesn’t give much away. I had read the blurb which told me, in part,…
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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.



















