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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
The Guest Book: A Novel
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This is a multigenerational story of the wealthy Milton family in America, from the Great Depression through World War II to the beginning ...Read Review
After the Party
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Phyllis Forrester lives a sheltered life in Sussex in 1938, devoted to her children and taking care to appease her tyrannical husband, Hugh. Phyllis’...Read Review
The Abolitionist’s Daughter
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In 1859, Emily Matthews is living a privileged but sheltered life. Her father, a judge, opposes slavery and has illegally educated the slaves he’...Read Review
The Blood And The Barley (The Strathavon Saga)
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Set in a close-knit crofting community below the Cromdale Hills (north-east Highlands of Scotland) in 1780, this novel opens with a Beltane ceremony, in ...Read Review
The Alchemist of Lost Souls (A Bianca Goddard Mystery)
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London in 1544, with Henry VIII on the throne, definitely has its seedy side south of the Thames. Bianca, the alchemist’s daughter, lives ...Read Review
Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household
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This is an entertaining and well-researched account of the wide range of activities that need to be performed and provided to allow the ...Read Review
Blood & Sugar
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June 1781. Captain Harry Corsham is a veteran of the American War. He looks set to pursue a promising political career, and he dotes ...Read Review
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
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This middle-grade novel introduces us to a town where everyone seems to get along, while racial inequality bubbles beneath the surface. The setting ...Read Review
A Dangerous Act of Kindness
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In 1940, Oberleutnant Lukas Schiller is flying over England in his Messerschmitt, its engine overheating. Following a bombing raid, he is desperately trying to ...Read Review
The Time Travel Diaries: Time Travel Diaries 1
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Billionaire Solomon Daisy has invented a time machine and placed the travel portal in the recently-excavated Roman Mithraeum in London. He is obsessed ...Read Review