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Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Two Dorks, One Book: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Michelle says: So this is an enormous book in a ginormous series and I really wasn’t sure I was going to like it. Unfortunately, I was also afraid it would take me a long time to get through, so I … Continue reading
Peach Blossom Pavilion – Mingmei Yip
Oh boy! Look at that pretty cover! This is going to be an awesome historical fiction book and I’m going to learn all kinds of things about Chinese culture. This is the story of Xiang Xiang, a young Chinese girl … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese, fiction, historical fiction, Mingmei Yip, Peach Blossom Pavilion, trash
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The Book of Maggie Bradstreet – Gretchen Gibbs
Maggie Bradstreet is a curious girl of thirteen with a mind of her own, which can get her into trouble in Puritan New England. She wants nothing more than to prove to her brother’s friend Job that she is no … Continue reading
Year of Wonders – Geraldine Brooks
So, Anna lives in a tiny and poor English town which was infected with a plague in the 1600s. It’s really interesting to see the way the plague began, spread, and was eventually stopped. There are Puritans and witch hunts. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Plague, book reviews, books, fiction, Geraldine Brooks, historical fiction, plagues, Year of Wonders
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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
This was an interesting book, entwining myths of Arabic and Jewish cultures with the lives of new immigrants in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava, a golem girl built from clay to serve her lonely master, and Ahmad, an entrapped genie in … Continue reading
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
Ok, I know I’ve been on a Susanna Kearsley kick lately, but this cover is SOOO pretty! I liked this one fairly well. Successful author Carrie finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Scotland’s Slains castle while writing her latest book. … Continue reading
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Tagged historical fiction, Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea
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The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
This wasn’t a terrible book, but I didn’t like it as much as I expected to after having just read The Shadowy Horses. This one was a more predictable time travel romance which is really not my thing. Eva’s sister dies … Continue reading
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Tagged Susanna Kearsley, The Rose Garden
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
In this fast-paced sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts, Moose Flanagan realizes he now must pay back the favor he asked of America’s number one incarcerated gangster. Uh-oh! The danger factor really amps up in this one when a … Continue reading
Posted in Children's, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged Al Capone Shines My Shoes, Gennifer Choldenko, kit lit
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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
I was surprised how much I liked this story about Moose, his autistic older sister Natalie, and their friends who live on the island of Alcatraz. This is a clearly unique and well-researched historical novel for kids and that is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged Al Capone, Gennifer Choldenko, kid lit
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The Second Duchess – Elizabeth Loupas
So yeah, The Second Duchess is based on a poem by Robert Browning. The poem is thought to be about Lucrezia de Medici, the young wife of Alfonso de Este, who died at age 16 in 1561, and describes Alfonso … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Royalty
Tagged Elizabeth Loupas, historical fiction, My Last Duchess, mystery, The Second Duchess
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