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No Friend Like a Sister: Priya Parmar Discusses Vanessa and Her Sister
‘What is yours, Virginia?’ I asked softly. I too could be dangerous. ‘Do you want to discuss what is yours…
Mary Sharratt talks to debut author Jane Stubbs about Thornfield Hall
In the spirit of Jo Baker’s Longbourn, Jane Stubbs’s novel Thornfield Hall is a revelatory retelling of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane…
Public Libraries Yield Research Treasures for Historical Novelists
I’ve talked quite a bit about university libraries’ digital collections in past posts. But you should know that the larger…
E.B. Moore’s An Unseemly Wife provides a unique glimpse into Amish history
“Ruth gulped for breath, her eyes wide. ‘Ach, mein Gott, mein Gott in Himmel!’ The words flooded out, her grade-school…
Author L.Y. Marlow reflects on the legacy of Pearl Harbor and World War II
two little girls who dared… A strong hand grabbed Morris by the scruff of his uniform, lifting his head out…
Previously – Scotland’s History Festival
After many years as the ‘Cinderella’ subject, history has been making a comeback. Authors of historical fiction are beating…
A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor Brings Victorian Philanthropy to Life
When a historical novelist begins work on a new novel, there are important choices to be made in addition to…
The Wall by H.G. Adler Now Available in English
H.G. Adler’s The Wall is subtitled A Novel, but this is a novel like few others. It has been compared…
How Much Do We Know, Really? Using New Research in Historical Fiction
Love is blind, but Abelard’s letters to Heloise make me pity her blindness,” someone wrote to me. Read my new…
Dr Johnson’s World: A Look at 18th-century London
Nestled in Gough Square in the heart London is Dr Samuel Johnson’s house. Although Johnson (1709–81) only lived there from…
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