Tag Archives: 17th century

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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The King’s General by Daphne du Maurier

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

If you asked me to name my favourite author I wouldn’t be able to give a definitive answer; there are so many that I love and I would find it hard to single one out. But one name that would … Continue reading →

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The Beggar King by Oliver Pötzsch

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

It’s 1662 and the Schongau hangman, Jakob Kuisl, is travelling to Regensburg to visit his sister Lisbeth who has sent him a message saying she is seriously ill. Arriving in the city, Jakob discovers that he has walked into a … Continue reading →

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The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Set in Paris during the reign of Louis XIV, The Oracle Glass combines historical fiction with the supernatural to tell the story of Genevieve Pasquier and her involvement in one of the darkest episodes in French history, the Affair of … Continue reading →

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The Sultan’s Wife by Jane Johnson

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

The Sultan’s Wife is set in Morocco in the year 1677 and is narrated by two different characters. The first is Nus-Nus, a eunuch slave in the palace of the Sultan Moulay Ismail and the second is Alys Swann, an … Continue reading →

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The Glovemaker by Stacia Brown

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

The Glovemaker is set in Oliver Cromwell’s England, just after the execution of Charles I in 1649, and follows the trial of Rachel Lockyer, a glovemaker’s assistant who has been accused of killing her illegitimate child. A new law states … Continue reading →

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Mariana by Susanna Kearsley

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

From the moment Julia Beckett first sees Greywethers as a five-year-old, she knows there’s something special about the lonely farmhouse, but it’s not until she’s an adult and a successful illustrator of children’s books that she gets the chance to … Continue reading →

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