Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Review: Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (December 30, 2014) ISBN: 978147676172 Source: Publisher When Edward Clark was but ten years old, he witnessed the death of his mother at the hands of his father, the great magician Magellan Holmes.  Since that horrific … Continue reading →

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Review: First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Viking Adult; 1ST edition (October 16, 2014) ISBN: 9780525427247 Source: Publisher Sophie Collingwood inherits a London home after her Uncle Bertram passes away. Both were avid book lovers, Sophie recalls time spent in his library discussing their love … Continue reading →

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Review: Eat Him If You Like by Jean Teulé

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Gallic Books (October 14, 2014) ISBN: 9781906040390 Source: Publisher Alain de Monéys is a twenty-nine year old man who, unlike others in his social class, refuses to buy his way out of military service.  Instead, he … Continue reading →

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Review: Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 0425272028 Source: Publisher The end of World War II was a pivotal time in our nation’s history.  Despite the struggle and loss brought on by the War, change was in … Continue reading →

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Review: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (July 1, 2014) ISBN: 9780316254465 Source: Publisher Hannah’s family has been hiding from a horrific monster that has haunted them for generations. The monster is a shape-shifter, able to take on the appearance of … Continue reading →

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Review: A Long Time Gone by Karen White

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: NAL Hardcover (June 3, 2014) ISBN: 978-0451240460 Source: Publisher Nine years ago, Vivian Walker left her home in Mississippi, swearing never to return, following the lead of so many Walker women before. When her life takes … Continue reading →

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Review: The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Josephine Tey Mysteries Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Bourbon Street Books (June 10, 2014) ISBN-13: 978-0062195456 Source: Publisher Josephine Tey, a well known British mystery author, learns she has inherited a cottage from a godmother she knew very little about. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (May 27, 2014) ISBN-10: 0399162178 Source: Publisher Vivian Schuyler is a young, vivacious and determined young woman living in 1960s Manhattan. She’s gone against what is expected of her as a budding socialite and has not only graduated … Continue reading →

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Review: The Hollow Ground by Natalie S. Harnett

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (May 13, 2014) ISBN-10: 1250041988 Source: Publisher Eleven-year-old Brigid Howley live in the Pennsylvania coal country. The mines in the ground below their home rage with a deadly ferocity.  They are in constant … Continue reading →

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Review: The Confabulist by Steven Galloway

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (May 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 1594631964 Source: Publisher Martin Strauss is a confabulist, an individual who creates alternative retellings of memories in attempt to recreate lost memories. Martin has just recently come to terms with … Continue reading →

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