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Tag: historical fiction

Review of ‘Irex’ by Carl Rackman

21/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A confident historical crime debut which did not really engage me, but I nevertheless appreciated how much research had gone…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, Carl Rackman, historical fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Muse’ by Jessie Burton

11/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

If you liked The Miniaturist, there’s no guarantee you’ll like The Muse, which is Jessie Burton’s second novel. It’s very…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, historical fiction, Jessie Burton, reviews

Review of ‘After the Blue, Blue Rain’ by A D Price

05/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

An impressively-researched detective novel set in Los Angeles, 1946. I would recommend it and am pleased to hear that there’ll…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: A D Price, books, crime fiction, historical fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Way of All Flesh’ by Ambrose Parry

07/10/2022 nsford Leave a comment

An atmospheric historical crime novel from Chris Brookmyre and his wife Marisa Haetzman, a consultant anaesthetist and researcher of the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Ambrose Parry, books, crime fiction, historical fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The House of Fortune’ by Jessie Burton

23/08/2022 nsford 10 Comments

This sequel to The Miniaturist was mostly a very good read, although a little thin on plot towards the end.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, historical fiction, Jessie Burton, reviews

Review of ‘The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley’ by Sean Lusk

22/05/2022 nsford 4 Comments

An absorbing historical novel, this is a wonderful debut which was a pleasure to read. A tale of journeys both…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, historical fiction, reviews, Sean Lusk

Review of ‘Queenie of Norwich’ by L K Wilde

21/04/2022 nsford Leave a comment

An engaging character-driven historical novel, this story is based on a real person whom the author met and has researched.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, historical fiction, L K Wilde, reviews

Review of ‘I, Mona Lisa’ by Natasha Solomons

31/01/2022 nsford Leave a comment

This historical novel is narrated by Leonardo’s Mona Lisa painting. I’ve seen the painting for real, but the Louvre was…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, historical fiction, Natasha Solomons, reviews

Review of ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ by Victoria Mas

21/01/2022 nsford 6 Comments

A powerful piece of historical fiction set in the women’s mental hospital of Salpêtrière, Paris, in the 1880s. Sometimes I…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, historical fiction, reviews, translations, Victoria Mas

Review of ‘V for Victory’ by Lissa Evans

03/01/2022 nsford Leave a comment

If you enjoyed reading Crooked Heart and Old Baggage then this book is a must-read. It does include some of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, historical fiction, Lissa Evans, reviews

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