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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

McAuslan Entire

By George MacDonald Fraser - Published 1999

Genres:

MilitaryShort Stories

Volume contains: The General Danced at Dawn (1970), McAuslan in the Rough (1974), The Sheikh and the Dustbin (1988) Hoorah! The hilarious sage of McAuslan, the ...Read Review

Swift As Desire

By Laura Esquivel - By Stephen Lytle (trans.) - Published 2001

Genres:

LiteraryRomance

This is a Latin love story of a passionate couple and a tempestuous marriage, told through the eyes of their loving daughter. It ...Read Review

To Davy Jones Below

By Carola Dunn - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Murder aboard a trans-Atlantic liner in 1923–what a perfect setting for a by-the-clues detective story! Daisy Dalrymple, in her ninth mystery adventure, has ...Read Review

Nashborough

By Elsie Burch Donald - Published 2001

Genres:

EpicSaga

This family saga set in Tennessee in the 1920s through the 1950s wants to be an epic and social commentary and maybe even ...Read Review

The Savage Night

By Mohammed Dib - Published 2001

Genres:

LiteraryShort Stories

This is a collection of thirteen short stories, some historical and some contemporary, that reflect a way of life and thinking totally alien ...Read Review

Carry Me Across the Water

By Ethan Canin - Published 2001

Genres:

Literary

In this chronicle of an American businessman who started life as a German Jewish refugee, the writing is full of insights. We are ...Read Review

The Ash Garden

By Dennis Bock - Published 2001

Genres:

Literary

It is said that a good host always leaves his guests wanting more. I find that doesn’t apply to authors, and this ...Read Review

Jigsaw

By Sybille Bedford - Published 2001

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

The second volume of Bedford’s fictional memoirs uses present tense flash imagery, a focusing of the craft since The Legacy. The dense ...Read Review

Sentimental Journey

By Jill Barnett - Published 2001

Genres:

Romance

Open this book and take a Sentimental Journey back to the dark days of World War II, to a time of daring and ...Read Review

Someday Soon

By Joan Wolf - Published 2000

Genres:

Romance

Lady Alexandra Wilton, who has continually refused to marry without love, discovers upon her father’s death that if she doesn’t marry ...Read Review