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Reviews of some 25,000+ historical fiction books
When You Loved Me
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Author Beatriz Williams’ fourth novel set on fictional Winthrop Island at the “far edge of Long Island” explores lost love and historical events ...Read Review
The Woman in the Seal Skin
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In 17th-century Scotland, Malie lives on the wild and windy isle of Orkney, where she and her family eke out a subsistence living. ...Read Review
Celebrations at the Toffee Factory
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Celebrations at the Toffee Factory is the final instalment in Glenda Young’s much-loved Toffee Factory trilogy, set in the North-East of England ...Read Review
Son of Nobody
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Son of Nobody purports to be a PhD dissertation offering a translation and commentary on fragments of a Trojan War epic. Hence, pages ...Read Review
The Caspian Amulet
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In 1901, Baku, now the capital of Azerbaijan, was an oil-producing powerhouse within the Russian Empire. It’s a part of the world and ...Read Review
Beneath a Radiant Moon
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This is the saga of a Slovakian American family that begins in 1907 in Hungary and ends in 1965 in America. The family is fictional ...Read Review
Won’t Be Long Now
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Personality and relational difficulties compound Billie Enholm’s bewilderment and wonder as a child beginning to recognize herself and how she fits—or ...Read Review
The Unicorn Hunters
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In 15th-century Brittany, the duchess Anne is protecting the sovereignty of her duchy. Charles VIII of France and his sister plan to force ...Read Review
The Whitechapel Full Moon Society
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In her second novel, DeLozier explores a new slant on the murders which have baffled historians for 140 years: the 1888 Ripper killings. Protagonist Caroline ...Read Review
The Greek House
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Merchant’s House, a Venetian-style dwelling surrounded by gardens by the sea on Corfu, has been in the family of sixteen-year-old Thirza for ...Read Review
