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The Jewel of St Petersburg

By Kate Furnivall - Published 2010

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In 1910, Valentina Ivanova is arguably the most beautiful girl in aristocratic circles of St. Petersburg. In addition, she is an accomplished pianist who ...Read Review

His Last Duchess

By Gabrielle Kimm - Published 2010

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

This debut novel is a fictionalised account of the real life Lucrezia de’Medici, probably best known for being the eponymous heroine in ‘...Read Review

My Lady Domino

By Jeannie Machin - Published 2010

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Romance

This frothily entertaining Regency romance features the beautiful Adele Russell, once rich and pampered, now penniless and forced to earn her own living ...Read Review

A Change of Fortune

By Sandra Wilson - Published 2010

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Romance

A Regency romance that delivers. All the usual ingredients are here; a silver fair beauty, a select seminary, dukes, balls and even a ‘...Read Review

After the Fire

By John Pilkington - Published 2010

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Mystery/Crime

Set in London, 1670, four years after the Great Fire which destroyed so much of the city, this novel follows the fortunes and amateur ...Read Review

The Calton Papers

By Norman Russell - Published 2010

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Mystery/Crime

Opening at an auction in May 1894, characters and plot are quickly established and the reader drawn into the story. The importance of the ...Read Review

A Game of Sorrows

By Shona MacLean - Published 2010

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Mystery/Crime

Following on from the excellent The Redemption of Alexander Seaton comes the next novel following the adventures of the teacher-hero of the first ...Read Review

The Suicide Run

By William Styron - Published 2010

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Literary Military Short Stories

Although not usually a fan of short stories, I enjoyed these much more than I expected. Drawing on powerful personal experience, the four ...Read Review

The Tailor’s Needle

By Lakshmi Raj Sharma - Published 2009

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Literary Saga

Set in India in the 1930s, this novel follows the fortunes of Sir Saraswati and his three children, Yogendra, Maneka and Sita, who ...Read Review

Two Gentlemen from London

By Fenella Jane Miller - Published 2009

Genres:

Romance

This light romantic novel is set during Regency times, with the appropriate flavouring of language, customs, etiquette and behaviour, but there is little ...Read Review