18th Century
The Skull and the Nightingale
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This is a well-written, expertly researched novel set in Georgian England. Richard Fenwick, an orphan, has been supported by his godfather, the wealthy ...Read Review
At the Dying of the Year (Richard Nottingham Mysteries)
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The year is 1733, and it has not been an easy one for Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds. Still recovering from a stab wound, ...Read Review
Drawn to Perfection
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Drawn to Perfection is set in the Welsh Marches of the 1750s. Caelica’s mother is ill, her brother faces trial for forgery ...Read Review
The Pagoda Tree
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In 18th-century India, women are the chattels of gods or men. When she is branded a handmaiden of Shiva, young Maya’s destiny ...Read Review
Lara’s Gift
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Debut author Annemarie O’Brien has created a wonderful middle grade novel set in Imperial Russia. The book tells the story of Lara, ...Read Review
Walking into the Wild
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After having their home raided by Tories and Indians, the Foot children and their mother retreat south to live with relatives. The children ...Read Review
How to Create the Perfect Wife
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The feminist in me – not to mention the far from perfect wife – quailed at the title of this book. Neither need have worried. ...Read Review
A Sea of Troubles
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It is 1794, and Britannia is doing its best to rule the waves to the detriment of Revolutionary France. John Pearce, son of a ...Read Review
The Royal Physician’s Visit
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In 1768 a magnetic, handsome German physician named Struensee became royal physician to King Christian VII of Denmark. Struensee was a man of the ...Read Review
Pirate’s Revenge
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I enjoy pirate-based stories so much I even write my own series, so I am somewhat hesitant to meet characters created by other ...Read Review