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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
Scrolls Of Testimony
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This book intends to remind the reader of the Talmudic scrolls, with a main text down the middle of the page and notes ...Read Review
A Bicycle Built For Murder
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This first book in a new series by the author of the Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries introduces Lady Elizabeth Hartleigh, the impoverished owner of ...Read Review
Halide’s Gift
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The historical Halide Edib Adivar was the first Turkish student at the American Girls College in Constantinople. Enrolled there in 1897 by her progressive-thinking ...Read Review
Taking Lottie Home
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Anybody who’s ever played baseball will always remember the moment in the game when he was magnificent. Unbeatable. Ben Phelps’ moment comes ...Read Review
Little Mexico
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It’s 1943 and Navy shore patrolman Nick Cavanaugh wants to do his part to defend his country. But because of his height (6’4”), he’...Read Review
Piano Music For Four Hands
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Learning piano at age five from maestro Nicolau Arderiu, Michel Mailhoc seems bound for international stardom. Blocking Michel’s progress are World War ...Read Review
The Edge Of Town
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Raising her brothers and sisters and doing daily farm chores doesn’t leave Julie Jones much time for a social life. She yearns ...Read Review
The Seventh Moon
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This compelling novel moves between 1970 and 1941-42, with an intermediate stop in 1954. Francine, half British, half Chinese, is married to a British mine ...Read Review
The Years With Laura Diaz
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This big Mexican novel takes its main character, born in 1898, through 74 years of the 20th century. Mexico, for better or for worse, re-created ...Read Review
A Little Empire Of Their Own
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This enthralling story revolves around Empress Charlotte, the lethally sharp-witted widow of Archduke Maximilian, the (very) short-lived Emperor of Mexico. Set during World ...Read Review