historical fiction

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Woman Unlocks the Mystery of Her Father’s Wartime Past

“Cleverly plotted and brimming with emotion ... an enthralling story from start to finish.” — Julianne MacLean, USA Today bestselling author "With a bit of mystery, a lot of heart and beautiful prose, Across the Winding River will steal your imagination and you’ll be all the better for it.” — Patti Callahan…

Sadeqa JohnsonAugust 13, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: An Author’s Magic Shines Through in “The Queen’s Mistake”

The Queen’s Mistake by Diane Haeger is a work of historical fiction that makes the events of centuries ago feel fresh, relevant, and enticing. This book is luminous, as is its titular queen. The novel tells the story of the very young and very beautiful Catherine Howard, who, as King…

Nomi EveJanuary 11, 2018

Fiction

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Two Works of Historical Fiction

Sorry, this promotion is over. Read on to learn about two new historical fiction novels! THREADS: A Depression Era Tale by Charlotte Whitney Dear Reader, Ready for a heart-warming tale of three sisters coming of age on a Midwestern farm during the throes of the Great Depression? One that will…

AuthorBuzzApril 6, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Thousand-Mile Journey with China’s Magical Spirits

After closing the cover of Janie Chang’s new release, The Library of Legends (William Morrow), I was filled with a sense of wonder that sent me to my trusty Merriam-Webster dictionary for a way to describe what I’d just witnessed. A legend is a story that comes down to us…

Kathryn CraftApril 30, 2020

Fiction

Pursuing the Dragon Lady in Italy, London and Rhodesia

Louisa Treger's The Dragon Lady (Bloomsbury) offers a nuanced perspective on British and African cultures during precarious times, the 1920s through the 1950s. It’s a wonderful mystery, love story and odyssey, all rolled into one. What's even more incredible is that this story is based on a real person. Yes,…

Claudia KeenanAugust 13, 2019

Fiction

A scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930

For most of us, February means the last pass through winter, highlighted by Groundhog Day, the Superbowl, and Valentine’s Day. But otherwise, as C.S. Lewis said, “Always winter but never Christmas.” So how can we beat the winter blues that inevitably set in this time of year? With a great story.…

Marybeth WhalenFebruary 9, 2014

Fiction

The Strength of True Friendship Breaks Societal Barriers in “Betsy and Catherine”

In Betsy and Catherine: An Uncommon Friendship, author Helen Gailey writes a story of devotion between two very different women: Catherine, a member of the aristocracy and her servant, Betsy. It's Betsy who frames the narrative, reading her friend Catherine’s journal aloud; following a series of traumatic events, Catherine no…

BookTribNovember 20, 2020

Fiction

An Epic Tale of War, Refugees and Love in “A Long Petal of the Sea”

A Long Petal of the Sea (Ballantine Books) is author Isabel Allende’s latest family saga, which spans the decades from 1938 to 1994 and continents from Europe to South America. The novel begins with a startling scene involving Victor Dalmau squeezing a soldier’s heart back to life on a cement…

Mary Helen SheriffJanuary 21, 2020

Fiction

A Gorgeous Distraction in Time of Turmoil

In 1947, the world set its weary eyes on a royal wedding when Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten. The war had ended just two years earlier, and the British were still living in hard times, with food and gas rationing and insufficient housing. And so, as winter approached, the prospect…

Claudia KeenanDecember 19, 2018

Fiction

25 Years Ago, Eleanor Hibbert’s Death at Sea Ends Life-Long Historical Romance

When English author Eleanor Hibbert died aboard a cruise ship 25 years ago on January 18, 1993, she didn’t die alone. Buried at sea somewhere between Athens and Egypt in the Mediterranean, Hibbert took with her at least eight pseudonyms, including Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy, and Philippa Carr, to name…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 18, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Another Side of WWII America in “The Last Year of the War”

The Last Year of the War (Berkley) is now available in paperback. Read on to learn more about this emotionally compelling novel of trauma and friendship. —∞— We are all curious about other people’s lives, aren’t we? That’s why photo albums are endlessly fascinating — people we know seen as…

Hank Phillippi RyanJune 25, 2020

Fiction

Orphan Plight in “The Home for Unwanted Girls”

Joanna Goodman's The Home for Unwanted Girls (Harper) is the compelling story of Maggie (based on the author’s mother) and her family set in 1950s Canada. At that time orphanages were being converted to hospitals for financial benefit. The Quebec government saved money changing the educational facilities to mental institutions, and…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 25, 2018

Fiction

1600s Canada Is the Setting for Timeless Story of Friendship

I love history. I love books. I do not like staying up into the wee hours of the morning reading because then I cannot write/work/function the next day, but that is exactly what happened when I read Aimie Runyan’s Duty to the Crown (Kensington). I couldn’t put it down. I…

Cathy LambMarch 28, 2019

Fiction

“Washington Black” Paints a Fresh Slave Narrative

With history, science and creativity, Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black (Knopf) tells the story of an 11-year-old slave in Barbados and his adventurous escape to freedom. Washington Black, or Wash, brought up in the sugar cane fields, experienced more than his share of oppression, suffering and abuse. When the slave master's brother,…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 12, 2018

Fiction

Video: Missed It? John P. Davidson follows the twisted and melancholy path to assassination

Author and journalist John P. Davidson joined BookTrib to talk about THE OBEDIENT ASSASSIN: A Novel Based on a True Story. Based on 10 years of meticulous research, Davidson recreates the story of a man at a crossroads of modern history. Viewers came question ready, and you can also enter…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2014

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Yin, Yang and All Things in Between

I love books that take me somewhere else entirely, especially if I learn new things in the process, and Three Souls (HarperCollins) by Janie Chang manages to hit both marks. Set in China in 1935, the novel follows the ghost of young Leiyin who seeks entry to the afterlife, but…

Abby FabiaschiFebruary 28, 2019

Tall Poppy Review: A Woman Unlocks the Mystery of Her Father’s Wartime Past

Tall Poppies Review: An Author’s Magic Shines Through in “The Queen’s Mistake”

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Two Works of Historical Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Thousand-Mile Journey with China’s Magical Spirits

Pursuing the Dragon Lady in Italy, London and Rhodesia

A scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930

The Strength of True Friendship Breaks Societal Barriers in “Betsy and Catherine”

An Epic Tale of War, Refugees and Love in “A Long Petal of the Sea”

A Gorgeous Distraction in Time of Turmoil

25 Years Ago, Eleanor Hibbert’s Death at Sea Ends Life-Long Historical Romance

Tall Poppy Review: Another Side of WWII America in “The Last Year of the War”

Orphan Plight in “The Home for Unwanted Girls”

1600s Canada Is the Setting for Timeless Story of Friendship

“Washington Black” Paints a Fresh Slave Narrative

Video: Missed It? John P. Davidson follows the twisted and melancholy path to assassination

Tall Poppy Review: Yin, Yang and All Things in Between

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