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Her Majesty’s Will

By David Blixt - Published 2012

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Set in Tudor England 1586, the name Will Shakespeare may alarm the less enthusiastic Shakespearean readers out there; however, I cannot recommend this historical ...Read Review

The Black Thread

By Margaret Muir - Published 2012

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Saga

This is an enchanting historical novel, well written with excellent local knowledge. It is a story based around the life of the mills ...Read Review

The Worst Of Lies

By Sandra-Jane Goddard - Published 2012

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Romance

This historical novel opens in 1829 and is the first in the series ‘The Strong’s (family) of Summerleas Farm’. When seventeen year-old Mary ...Read Review

Barbara’s War

By F J Miller - Published 2012

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Saga

This novel begins in Hastings at the beginning of WWII and is based around the main character, Barbara Sinclair. Barbara’s start in ...Read Review

How Angels Die

By David-Michael Harding - Published 2011

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This riveting and thought-provoking historical tale is set in occupied France in 1944 and the French resistance fighters are hard at work infiltrating the ...Read Review

Storks in a Blue Sky

By Carol Anne Dobson - Published 2008

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Romance

The novel begins in a rainy 18th-century North Devon, England. It is a story of many things, which are wound and interlinked beautifully ...Read Review

Hues of Blackness: A Jamacian Saga

By Rosey Thomas Palmer - Published 2011

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Saga

This historical fictionalised novel immediately grabs attention from the outset with its quality glossy cover and professional presentation, and this continues throughout the ...Read Review