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Reviews of some 25,000+ historical fiction books
The Final Problem
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Perez-Reverte has been on my to-read list for a while, and now I regret waiting so long to get around to him. TL;...Read Review
Fire Sword and Sea
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AdventureBiographical FictionNautical
Vanessa Riley explores the storied history beneath the Caribbean sands, bringing to brimming life the chaotic nature of the 17th-century Golden Age of ...Read Review
Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie
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Devon Jersild is a writer and practicing clinical psychologist who wanted to write a fuller picture of Marie Curie not just as the ...Read Review
The Secret Courtesan
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The Secret Courtesan is an engrossing dual timeline novel featuring two remarkable and finely crafted protagonists: Sofia Rossi and Dr. Mia Harding. Sofia, ...Read Review
Kissing the Sky
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Patton’s novel hits all the high notes for naïve 20-year-old Suzie and her best friend, Livvy, as they head to Woodstock ...Read Review
Hope and Destiny
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The Kingdom of Sweden in 1434 is in turmoil under King Eric. A revolt of Northmen and peasants against burdensome taxes is led by ...Read Review
The Lions’ Run
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In German-occupied France in 1944, two young people from very different backgrounds bond over a common love of animals. When Lucas, an orphan from ...Read Review
Where in All the World
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Harriet (Hattie) Watson is living on a farm in New Zealand in 1895 when she first meets two English gentlemen, Curtis De Courcy and ...Read Review
The Stars Over Rome
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Rome, 1913. Part-Italian Gabriella Hazelwood has no interest in marriage because she dreams of an independent future as a journalist. She meets and, under ...Read Review
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott
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A jazz prodigy at twenty-three, Hazel Scott’s dazzling performances at Café Society in New York City launched her as a major Harlem ...Read Review
