Tag Archives: Historical fiction

So you thought you knew the Lindbergh story

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Linda

Redemption is sweet. For three years, I’ve had a novel by Melanie Benjamin on my office worktable and on my conscience. I loved her book Alice I Have Been, about the real Alice whom Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) wrote … Continue reading →

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The Third Reich and the power of fiction

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Linda

Bob Moyer doesn’t throw glowing adjectives around lightly. If he calls a book “amazing,” it’s worth taking note. By Robert Moyer HHhH: A Novel. By Laurent Binet. Translated by Sam Taylor. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 327 pages. $26. The heated … Continue reading →

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A most dangerous woman

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Linda

A historical novel based on a real character, a rollicking tale of adventures across four continents, and a heroine who’s as charming as she is incorrigible – there’s a lot to like in this highly entertaining first novel by a … Continue reading →

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Danger at Windsor Castle

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Linda

As readers of this blog know my now, I love historical fiction, especially novels set in the early 20th century. World War I and its aftermath in England have long been a particular interest of mine, partly because that conflict … Continue reading →

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When reality and conscience collide

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Linda

I somehow missed reading Tracy Chevalier’s international best-selling novel, Girl With a Pearl Earring, which became an Oscar-nominated movie. Missing such books that everyone else is reading is one of the perils of being a book-review editor; if someone else … Continue reading →

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“The Slaughter You Know Next to Nothing About”

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Linda

For some reason, I often find myself reading or listening to fiction set around the time of the First World War. This masterpiece of a novel deals with part of that history of which I was only vaguely aware. I … Continue reading →

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Isaac Bell to the rescue

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Linda

Here’s another fine example of how listening to audio books to pass the time while driving has led me to a delightful discovery, a series of books I’d happily read in the print version, under other circumstances. But since this … Continue reading →

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More royal intrigue and romance

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Linda

Anne Barnhill, a real trouper, is back to writing, reviewing and even making author appearances in connection with her novel, At the Mercy of the Queen, published earlier this year by St. Martin’s. She’s doing all this even while recuperating … Continue reading →

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A Titanic tale

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Linda

As you surely know by now, in April we will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Kate Alcott, a journalist, has, with admirable timing, given us an anniversary present of sorts: a first novel that draws … Continue reading →

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Intrigue in the Tudor Court

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Linda

Anne Clinard Barnhill, who graces the pages of this blog with reviews from time to time, is recovering from surgery at the moment. We wish her all the best, especially since she needs to get busy writing reviews and finishing … Continue reading →

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