Reviews
Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
After Dunkirk
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I was intrigued by this novel. Written by a Czech-born American woman, it’s set in England and tells the story of Wayne ...Read Review
White-Out
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With its main action set in WWII, White Out explores the conflicts of man vs. nature, man. vs. man, and man vs. himself. ...Read Review
Bottoms
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This novel of Depression-era East Texas is reminiscent of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Rich in description and period detail, it ...Read Review
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
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This is a difficult book to review. A fictionalized life of Joey Smallwood, the last Father of Confederation in Canada, it has much ...Read Review
Women in Evidence
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A man lies shot and dying on a beach. The events leading up to this moment are recounted by eight women, all bound ...Read Review
Sabriya: Damascus Bitter Sweet (Emerging voices – new International fiction)
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Middle-aged Sabriya hangs herself in her family’s Damascus garden, leaving behind a book of memoirs for her young niece. This story-within-a-story takes ...Read Review
Our Man in Washington
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Set in 1923 Washington DC, this novel uses historical figures as characters, though many of their actions have been fictionalized. Henry L. Mencken is ...Read Review
A Hint Of Witchcraft
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Both the title of this novel and the book-jacket blurb suggest a tale of supernatural happenings. But A Hint of Witchcraft is a ...Read Review
Brigham’s Day
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The historical event upon which this present-day mystery is based takes up very few of the pages – a prologue, an epilogue, and six ...Read Review
A Good Year For Murder
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The setting is Fort York, Ontario. It is 1940. The year is not providing to be a good one: WWII has started. Closer to ...Read Review
