This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them… In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over… Continue reading A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Category: historical fiction
Bone China by Laura Purcell
Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft’s family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the same disease in the cliffs beneath… Continue reading Bone China by Laura Purcell
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that… Continue reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
A Different Time by Michael K. Hill // Blog Tour
Keith Nolan falls in love with a remarkable young woman from the past, talking to him on a home video she recorded in 1989. To keep their conversation going, he must find more of her tapes—while forces work against them both, and time is running out. My thoughts: Big thanks to The Write Reads over… Continue reading A Different Time by Michael K. Hill // Blog Tour
The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off… Continue reading The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Jamie Fraser is lying on the battlefield of Culloden, where he rises wounded, to face execution or imprisonment. Either prospect pales beside the pain of loss - his wife is gone. Forever. But sometimes forever is shorter than one thinks. In 1746, Claire Fraser made a perilous journey through time, leaving her young husband to… Continue reading Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
A Gift in December by Jenny Gladwell
Come back, one day. Come back to me, just once. Jane thought she would be alone this Christmas, but is a surprising gift waiting beneath the mistletoe? A heart-warming, feel-good festive treat to curl up with this winter.Heartbroken by a failed romance, journalist Jane Brook is sent to Norway to cover the Queen of the… Continue reading A Gift in December by Jenny Gladwell
