Title: The Hidden Child Author: Louise Fein Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication Date: 2nd September 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: From the outside, Eleanor and Edward Hamilton have the perfect life, but they're harbouring a secret that threatens to fracture their entire world. London, 1929. Eleanor Hamilton is a dutiful mother, a … Continue reading The Hidden Child by Louise Fein – Book Review
Category: Historical Fiction
The House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott – Book Review
Title: The House on Rye Lane Author: Susan Allott Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: The Borough Press Publication Date: 18th January 2024 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Book Summary: They thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong. 2008. The house Maxine and Seb have just bought was a bargain – a huge Georgian townhouse on the … Continue reading The House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott – Book Review
In Memoriam by Alice Winn – Book Review
Title: In Memoriam Author: Alice Finn Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 9th March 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Book Summary: In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic … Continue reading In Memoriam by Alice Winn – Book Review
Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson – Blog Tour Review
Title: Yule Island Author: Johan Gustawsson Translator: David Warriner Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 23rd November 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she's asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where … Continue reading Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson – Blog Tour Review
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward – Book Review
Title: Let Us Descend Author: Jesmyn Ward Genre: Historical Fiction/Magical Realism Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: 24th October 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Book Summary: The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.On a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her African … Continue reading Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward – Book Review
Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Title: Once a Monster Author: Robert Dinsdale Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Publication Date: 21st September 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with … Continue reading Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
Title: Sisters Under the Rising Sun Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 28th September 2023 Publisher: Zaffre Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian … Continue reading Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – Blog Tour Review
Title: Fair Rosaline Author: Natasha Solomons Genre: Historical Fiction/Retelling Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: THE GREATEST EVER LOVE STORY WAS A LIE . . . The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love.Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but … Continue reading Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – Blog Tour Review
The Poison Machine by Robert J. Lloyd – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Poison Machine Author: Robert J. Lloyd Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Melville House Publication Date: 13th July 2023 (paperback) Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 1679. A year has passed since the sensational attempt to murder King Charles II. Harry Hunt - estranged from his mentor Robert Hooke and no longer employed by the Royal Society … Continue reading The Poison Machine by Robert J. Lloyd – Blog Tour Review
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
Title: The Last Witch of Scotland Author: Philip Paris Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Black & White Publishing Publication Date: 13th April 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Being a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote … Continue reading The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
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