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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

Katharina – Fortitude

By Margaret Skea - Published 2019

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This is a truly heart-warming story of a woman’s life as she marries and raises a family in Wittenberg, Saxony. The story ...Read Review

A Wicked Bargain for the Duke: A Hazards of Dukes Novel

By Megan Frampton - Published 2021

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Romance

Thaddeus Dutton, Duke of Hasford, is unprepared for the responsibilities when he unexpectedly inherits the dukedom. As a former military officer, however, he ...Read Review

These Ghosts Are Family

By Maisy Card - Published 2020

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Two events frame this complex, multi-character narrative. Black Jamaican, Abel Paisley’s friend dies in a work accident, but, since ‘the captain has ...Read Review

The Brothers of Auschwitz

By Malka Adler - By Noel Canin (trans.) - Published 2020

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Literary

The Brothers of Auschwitz recounts the story of two brothers from Hungary, Dov and Yitzhak, who survive the concentration camps and death marches ...Read Review

Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War

By Jennifer Robson - Published 2021

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In October 1942 in Venice, 23-year-old Antonina (Nina) tends to her invalid mother. Later, Nina observes a Catholic priest visiting her Jewish physician father ...Read Review

The Moonlight School

By Suzanne Woods Fisher - Published 2021

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In March 1911, Lucy Wilson’s widowed father sends his only child into the backcountry of Eastern Kentucky. Aunt Cora in rural Rowan County ...Read Review

His Castilian Hawk

By Anna Belfrage - Published 2020

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Romance

As a reward for loyal service, Robert FitzStephan is knighted by King Edward I and given the hand of an heiress in marriage. ...Read Review

The Dark Heart of Florence (Lady Emily Mysteries, 15)

By Tasha Alexander - Published 2021

Editors' Choice

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

The latest installment in the Lady Emily series finds the clever and curious titular character in Florence, investigating a string of burglaries and ...Read Review