Reviews
Reviews of some 25,000+ historical fiction books
Argentia Station (Tides of War)
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Four submariners are fresh out of the Naval Academy in 1939, and each is taking a different journey. Alistair MacLean travels on S-55 to ...Read Review
Escape from the Child Snatchers
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The year is 1865. Humza and his little brother Usman are living in Bombay’s (Mumbai’s) poorest area. Their mother works as a ...Read Review
Pollock’s Last Lover
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In early 2007, just a few months after a Jackson Pollock masterpiece sells for a record amount, an older woman named Ruth Kligman contacts ...Read Review
The Last Movement
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Robert Seethaler’s latest work – more novella than novel – is an exquisite examination of the last few weeks in the life of Gustav ...Read Review
Honey in the Wound
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This sweeping family saga combines magical realism with the brutal existence of poverty, Japanese occupation, and shame over four generations of a Korean ...Read Review
A Very Vexing Murder
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This romp of a debut novel will endear itself to many readers with its plot twists, frothy excitement, and an unforgettable heroine. The ...Read Review
Puffin The Mythmakers
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This unique version of the famous Arthurian legend holds its own captivating magic. The engaging characters, coupled with the many mythical creatures, add ...Read Review
The End of the Vodka
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War stories rarely lack for incident, but they require a shaping intelligence to distinguish the merely dramatic from the genuinely revealing. The End ...Read Review
The Moonshine Women
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Moonshine is the most profitable output of farm ground in the Prohibition-era Ozark Mountains. To preserve their rural, hand-to-mouth existence, the three Strong ...Read Review
The Fourth Wife
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In 1880s Utah Territory, the polygamous practice of the Mormon church is coming under the scrutiny of Federal officials. Hazel has been raised ...Read Review
