Title: The Shadow Key Author: Susan Stokes-Chapman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harvill Secker Publication Date: 18th April 2024 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or darkness?Meirionydd, 1783. Dr Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post in London. The only job he can … Continue reading The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman – Book Review
Tag: Historical Fiction
All the Broken Places by John Boyne – Book Review
Title: All the Broken Places Author: John Boyne Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel.Gretel Fernsby is a quiet woman leading a quiet life. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany … Continue reading All the Broken Places by John Boyne – Book Review
The Hidden Child by Louise Fein – Book Review
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
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
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
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman – Book Review
Title: The Witches of Vardø Author: Anya Bergman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 5th January 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: They will have justice. They will show their power. They will not burn.Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcraft. After recently … Continue reading The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman – Book Review
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson – Blog Tour Review
Title: Shrines of Gaiety Author: Kate Atkinson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 27th September 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, … Continue reading Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson – Blog Tour Review
The Bone Flower by Charles Lambert – Book Review
Title: The Bone Flower Author: Charles Lambert Genre: Historical Fiction/Ghost Story Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 22nd September 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: On a November evening in Victorian London, the moneyed but listless Edward Monteith stokes the fire at his local gentlemen’s club, listening to stories of supernatural experiences and theories of life after … Continue reading The Bone Flower by Charles Lambert – Book Review
The Garden of Angels by David Hewson – Book Review
Title: The Garden of Angels Author: David Hewson Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 18th August 2022 (Paperback) Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: When a Jewish classmate is attacked by bullies, fifteen-year-old Nico just watches - earning him a week's suspension and a typed, yellowing manuscript from his frail Nonno Paolo. A history lesson, his … Continue reading The Garden of Angels by David Hewson – Book Review
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi – Blog Tour Review
Title: Sparks Like Stars Author: Nadia Hashimi Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 2nd March 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan’s thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, … Continue reading Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi – Blog Tour Review
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