Reviews
Reviews of some 15,000 historical fiction books
The Real McCoy
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Born in 1880s Indiana, Virgil Selby’s father tells him that falsity is in his blood and encourages the youth to seek “something ...Read Review
Carnival Of Rainbows
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Barbara Soper’s novel opens with an intriguing premise–the introduction of execution by electrocution juxtaposed with an exhibition celebrating the marvel of ...Read Review
Song Of The Water Saints
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Set against the backdrop of the United States’ occupation of the Dominican Republic in the early 1900s, Nelly Rosario’s debut novel paints ...Read Review
The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life At Rose Red
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This associational material to the Stephen King miniseries Rose Red is packaged as if it were the edited diary of Ellen Rimbauer, mistress ...Read Review
The Haunting Of L.
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Peter Duvett, photographer’s assistant, tells his story of work in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada and later in his home city of Halifax in 1927. ...Read Review
Stormy Weather
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In 1955, a company of shabby, over-the-hill vaudevillians arrives at the tiny Australian town of Towaninnie, beginning the novel’s adventures that take place ...Read Review
Miracle At St. Anna
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For those not old enough to remember overt racism, this story will reveal just how bad it was for the soldiers of the 92...Read Review
Lovely Green Eyes
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Fifteen-year-old Hanka Kaudersova must make a choice. Does she seize the opportunity to pass herself off as an Aryan to work in a ...Read Review
Darlington’s Fall: A Novel In Verse
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Set in Indiana, Darlington’s Fall follows the triumphs and tragedies of naturalist Russel Darlington. In 1895, the precocious Russel embarks on a life-long ...Read Review
No Certain Rest
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The Battle of Antietam was the most violent single day in the history of the American Civil War. More Americans were killed in ...Read Review