historical fiction

August 27, 2021

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is…

August 25, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers by Kerri Turner

Valentina Yershova's position in the Romanov's Imperial Russian Ballet is…

August 13, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: The Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault

In this sequel to The King Must Die Theseus defies…

June 21, 2021

VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the…

June 4, 2021

VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Mrs Poe by Lynn Cullen

A vivid and compelling novel about a woman who becomes…

March 20, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

	
Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story…

February 22, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

This book is based on the life of Nancy Wake,…

February 19, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Chevalier is one of my favourite writers. I find…

February 17, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: Ransom by David Malouf

A reimagination of one of the most famous stories in…

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