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
Tag: Historical Fiction
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
Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter by Lizzie Pook – Blog Tour Review
Title: Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter Author: Lizzie Pook Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Mantle Publication Date: 3rd March 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: 1886, BANNIN BAY, AUSTRALIA. The Brightwell family has sailed from England to make their new home in Western Australia. Ten-year-old Eliza knows little of what awaits them on these shores beyond shining … Continue reading Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter by Lizzie Pook – Blog Tour Review
The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Embroidered Book Author: Kate Heartfield Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: 17th February 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: ‘Power is not something you are given. Power is something you take. When you are a woman, it is a little more difficult, that’s all’ 1768. Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives … Continue reading The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield – Blog Tour Review
Devotion by Hannah Kent – Book Review
Title: Devotion Author: Hannah Kent Genre: Literary/Historical Fiction Publisher: Picador Publication Date: 3rd February 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 1836, Prussia. Hanne is nearly fifteen and the domestic world of womanhood is quickly closing in on her. A child of nature, she yearns instead for the rush of the river, the wind dancing around her. Hanne … Continue reading Devotion by Hannah Kent – Book Review
Land of Snow and Ashes by Petra Rautiainen – Book Review
Title: Land of Snow and Ashes Author: Petra Rautiainen Translator: David Hackston Publisher: Pushkin Press Publication Date: 3rd February 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Finnish Lapland, 1944: a young soldier is called to work as an interpreter at a Nazi prison camp. Surrounded by cruelty and death, he struggles to hold on to his humanity. … Continue reading Land of Snow and Ashes by Petra Rautiainen – Book Review
Blackout by Simon Scarrow – Blog Tour – Book Review
Title: Blackout Author: Simon Scarrow Genre: Historical Thriller / Crime Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 16th September 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, … Continue reading Blackout by Simon Scarrow – Blog Tour – Book Review
Rose Nicolson by Andrew Greig – Book Review
Title: Rose Nicolson Author: Andrew Greig Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Riverrun Publication Date: 5th August 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Embra, winter of 1574. Queen Mary has fled Scotland, to raise an army from the French. Her son and heir, Jamie is held under protection in Stirling Castle. John Knox is dead. The people are … Continue reading Rose Nicolson by Andrew Greig – Book Review
The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Master of Measham Hall Author: Anna Abney Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Duckworth Publication Date: 15th July 2021 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and now the Great Plague engulfs the land. Alethea … Continue reading The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney – Blog Tour Review
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