Title: The Mercies Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Picador Publication Date: 7th February 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: On Christmas Eve, 1617, the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless storm. As Maren Magnusdatter watches, forty fishermen, including her father and brother, are lost … Continue reading The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave – Review
Tag: Historical Fiction
Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris – Review
Title: Cilka's Journey Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Publication Date: 1st October 2019 Cover: Rating: 5/5 Summary: n 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other … Continue reading Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris – Review
The Fountains Of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – ARC Review
Title: The Fountains of Silence Author: Ruta Sepetys Genre: Historical Fiction, YA Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Publication Date: 1st October 2019 Cover: Rating: 4/5 Summary: Madrid, 1957. Tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine while Spanish citizens are gripped by a dark secret. Daniel Matheson, the … Continue reading The Fountains Of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – ARC Review
This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – Review
Title: This Mortal Boy Author: Fiona Kidman Genre: Fiction (based on real events) Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: Auckland, October 1955. If young Paddy Black sings to himself he can almost see himself back home in Belfast. Yet, less than two years after sailing across the globe in search of … Continue reading This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – Review
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
Title: The Nickel Boys Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Fleet UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: from publisher Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clearsighted grandmother, Elwood … Continue reading The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins – Review
Title: The Confessions of Frannie Langton Author: Sara Collins Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 4th April 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon 'They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?' 1826, and all … Continue reading The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins – Review
The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea – ARC Review
Title: The Glass Woman Author: Caroline Lea Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin UK - Micheal Joseph Publication Date: February 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon 1686, Iceland. An isolated, windswept land haunted by witch trials and steeped in the ancient sagas . . . Betrothed unexpectedly to Jón Eiríksson, Rósa is sent to join her new … Continue reading The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea – ARC Review
