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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
Desires of a Perfect Lady
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When her husband’s unexpected murder frees Lady Olivia Rathbourne from a wretched union, she is eager to begin a new life. Forced ...Read Review
Midnight Fires
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Biographical FictionMystery/Crime
After a major disappointment in love, aspiring author Mary Wollstonecraft must support herself and takes a position as governess to a wealthy family ...Read Review
Island of the Swans
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Biographical FictionRomanceSaga
Over twenty years since its initial release, Sourcebooks has repackaged Island of the Swans as less of a romance and more as the ...Read Review
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
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David Mitchell has written an historical novel which equals if not surpasses the originality of his previous prize-listed works including Cloud Atlas and ...Read Review
Mister Slaughter
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It is 1702, and 23-year-old Matthew Corbett and his colleague, Hudson Greathouse, professional problem solvers, are hired to escort mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter from ...Read Review
The Highest Stakes
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Emery Lee vividly portrays the world of 18th-century British and American horseracing in her debut novel. Robert Devington has spent much of his ...Read Review
The Pirate Devlin
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After the success of Pirates of the Caribbean and its sequels, walking the plank, pieces of eight and buried treasure are once again ...Read Review
Here Burns My Candle
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In 1745 in Edinburgh, the widowed Lady Marjory Kerr and her family await the arrival of the Jacobites, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie. Sharing ...Read Review
The Kitchen House
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In 1791, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan, becomes an indentured servant on a Virginia tobacco plantation. Although she is white, she is raised by ...Read Review
The Lieutenant
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Kate Grenville is a bestselling Australian author who has already written about her country’s convict past. In The Lieutenant she goes back ...Read Review