18th Century
The Rose Garden
Canadian author Susanna Kearsley’s time-travel books have always enthralled me, and The Rose Garden is no exception. Its heroine, Eva…
The Black Banner
The Black Banner is the tale of 13-year-old Billy Baxter, but Billy has a secret; Billy isn’t a Billy. He’s…
The Son of the Enlightenment
1779-1785. Autocrat Empress Maria Theresa is succeeded by Joseph II, liberal and tolerant up to a point. Thamos, count of…
The Brother of Fire
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seems well established in Vienna. In his late twenties, he and his work are sought after and…
Fire on Dark Water
Pirates, it seems, are in! The latest Pirates of the Caribbean film has just been released, a Pirates & Wenches…
Mistress of My Fate
In October 1789, fearing for her life, 17-year-old Henrietta Ingerton makes the fateful decision to flee from the only home…
The Ladder Dancer
It is a foggy night in the port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1736. Charles Patterson, musician, sees a horseman ride down a…
The Daughter of Siena
According to legend, Sienese noblewoman Pia Tolomei is a descendant of Egypt’s Ptolemy line, her beauty inviting comparisons to Queen…
The Paper Garden
This is the story of an 18th century English lady who in old age takes up composing pictures of flowers…
Steel
Sixteen-year-old Jill has devoted years of her life to fencing, but a tournament defeat leaves her doubting her future in…
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