Category Archives: Historical Fiction

The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

If you met Nick Davenant you would probably think he was a normal, unremarkable young man, enjoying life in 2013 as the owner of a dairy farm in Vermont, whose biggest worry is a visit from the cheese inspector. But … Continue reading →

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She Rises by Kate Worsley

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

She Rises begins in 1740 when Louise Fletcher, a young dairymaid from Essex, is offered a position as lady’s maid in a sea captain’s house in Harwich. Louise has never been more than a few miles away from home, so … Continue reading →

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Meeting Katherine de Valois

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I have read two historical fiction novels recently both on the subject of the fifteenth century French princess, Katherine of Valois, the wife of King Henry V of England. The Forbidden Queen by Anne O’Brien and The Agincourt Bride by … Continue reading →

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Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

“When you’re young, and you head out to wonderful, everything is fresh and bright as a brand new penny, but before you get to wonderful, you’re going to have to pass through all right. And when you get to all … Continue reading →

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Shadow on the Crown by Patricia Bracewell

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

When King Æthelred II of England loses his wife Ælfgifu, he looks across the Narrow Sea to Normandy for his next bride. Duke Richard of Normandy has two unmarried sisters and it’s the younger, fifteen-year-old Emma, who is chosen. In … Continue reading →

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The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book, having enjoyed some of Andrew Taylor’s previous novels, including The American Boy (An Unpardonable Crime in the US), so I was pleased to find that The Scent of Death was a similar … Continue reading →

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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (re-read)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

One of my goals for 2013 was to re-read more of my favourite books, something I’ve been neglecting in recent years. Well, here we are in the middle of April and so far I’ve only re-read one! The Three Musketeers … Continue reading →

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