Reviews
Reviews of some 15,000 historical fiction books
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War Two
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For the record, it was known as Operation Argument; for those who were involved it was just known as the Big Week! By ...Read Review
The Beekeeper’s Promise
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Chateau Bellevue is initially a beautiful safe haven in rural France, where good news and celebration abound. It’s 1938, and the world is ...Read Review
Flashman and the Emperor
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In 1822 Flashman meets Thomas Cochrane’s brother, Erskine, at Napoleon’s grave on St. Helena. Although Thomas resigned in disgrace from the Royal ...Read Review
Daughters of the Lake
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Wendy Webb’s newest Gothic novel is partly a paranormal time-slip with occasional ghosts and spooky happenings. It’s also a multi-period saga ...Read Review
November Road
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November Road is a gripping drama steeped in the aftermath of the JFK assassination in 1963. Charlotte Roy has made the uncertain decision to ...Read Review
A Murdered Peace: A Kate Clifford Novel
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In Robb’s third Kate Clifford mystery, dark times abound. It’s midwinter, 1400, and Henry IV has ascended to the throne after deposing ...Read Review
Peace Comes to Honeyfield (The Honeyfield Series)
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Another novel from the immensely prolific Anna Jacobs – the popular Australian-based historical fiction writer. This is the third in the Honeyfield series, and ...Read Review
The Governess Game: Girl Meets Duke
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Despite her reputation for common sense, Alexandra Mountbatten is a romantic at heart, which is why she fantasises about a very charming man ...Read Review
A Question of Trust
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Penny Vincenzi has written another drama of numerous interlinked characters in her final novel, which takes place in London between 1936 and 1955. We follow ...Read Review
The Story of H
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August 6, 1945: the day spawning the nightmare of H. A young girl sits in a classroom when the atomic bomb is dropped from the ...Read Review