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Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Fyneshade

On the day of her grandmother’s funeral, Marta discovers that she is to be sent away. She is to be governess at Fyneshade, a house full of secrets… Continue reading Book Review: Fyneshade

Mrs PNov 25, 2022Nov 25, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Detective’s Life

The famous detective returns in a thrilling anthology of Sherlock short stories, penned by masters of the genre. Continue reading Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Detective’s Life

Mr PNov 3, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, Reviews, Young Adult

Book Review: The Frost Fair

It’s winter, 1683, and the Great Frost has swept into London. Thomasina has an impossible wish: the return of her twin brother, whose death left her family fractured… Continue reading Book Review: The Frost Fair

Mrs POct 29, 2022Oct 29, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Bonny and Read

Caribbean, 1720. Two extraordinary women are on the run – from their pasts, from the British Navy and the threat of execution, and from the destiny that fate has written for them. Continue reading Book Review: Bonny and Read

Mrs POct 29, 2022Oct 30, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Blue Water

A missing treaty and a murderer, all on board one ship… Continue reading Book Review: Blue Water

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Book, Crime, Historical Fiction, Reviews

Book Review: Death on the Pier

Opening night can be murder… Renowned murder mystery playwright Bertie Carroll turns real life detective when his leading lady is killed on stage. Continue reading Book Review: Death on the Pier

Mrs POct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: Hester

When Isobel Gamble meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows – while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents… Continue reading Book Review: Hester

Mrs PSep 30, 2022Oct 4, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews

Book Review: Joan

1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory… Continue reading Book Review: Joan

Mrs PJul 24, 2022Aug 15, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, Reviews

Book Review: The Soviet Sisters

Several years after fighting on the Eastern front, two sisters find themselves deep in the mire of conflicts shaping a new world order in 1947 Berlin. Continue reading Book Review: The Soviet Sisters

Mrs PJul 7, 2022Jul 8, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, LGBTQ+, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The House of Fortune

When Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she wonders if the miniaturist has returned for her… Continue reading Book Review: The House of Fortune

Mrs PJul 7, 2022Jul 16, 2022Leave a comment

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