Historical Fiction
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LETTERS FROM A MURDERER – John Matthews
It is the last decade of the 19th century, in the middle of the second industrial revolution. New York is just beginning to truly define its character as a metropolis, and with this sort of sprawling and uncontained energy can come a side of mankind that is undesired. Thieves, murderers, gangs, corruption and vice thrive… Continue reading
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THE FLYING CIRCUS – Susan Crandall
Ever since I saw the movie The Great Waldo Pepper, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of barnstorming and the transient, circus-like life those people led, and so I was very interested in reading Susan Crandall’s The Flying Circus. WWI pilot Charles “Gil” Gilchrist is flying around the country, barnstorming (selling airplane rides and performing… Continue reading
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ODIN’S CHILD – Bruce MacBain
Ever since I did some research on Norse mythology for a project I wrote many years ago, I have been fascinated by the Scandinavian legends and mythology and history (it happens that this is my genealogical background, as well). And while there have been adventure stories based on the Norse gods, I am not aware… Continue reading
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RUPERT’S PARCHMENT – Eileen Cameron
It is really wonderful when a children’s picture book can be captivating and educational. Author Eileen Cameron’s story of the Magna Carte, Rupert’s Parchment is such a book. Rupert, twelve years old, is the son of a parchment maker. It is Rupert’s father’s parchments that King John uses for writing his promises to the people… Continue reading
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IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN (TO A DOG) – Don Freeman
It took me a little while to remember where I knew Don Freeman’s name from, but it clicked while I was reading this. Freeman is the author/artist of the children’s Corduroy books — books about a stuffed bear that I used to read to my children quite regularly. It Shouldn’t Happen (To a Dog), while an… Continue reading
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FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE – Robert Bausch
I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I requested an ARC of this book but what I found was an unlikely protagonist in Bobby Hale. Hale is a Civil War veteran and deserter and veteran and deserter. He is a man who doesn’t know what he wants and follows his gut,… Continue reading
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COYOTE WOMAN – Judith Redman Robbins
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE This is one of those unusual books that has so much that I really like, and at the same time, some troubling aspects that are hard to over-look. First…I was excited to read this book. Ever since reading House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday (back in the 1980’s),… Continue reading
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BOTTICELLI’S BASTARD – Stephen Maitland-Lewis
I have chosen to read a number of books with an art theme lately, and generally I have enjoyed them. Botticelli’s Bastard, a historical-fantasy-mystery novel is the latest in art-themes, and does not maintain the same quality of writing that I’ve seen in the other books. Anyone who has taken a college fiction or creative… Continue reading
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THE YANKEE CLUB – Michael Murphy
Yes! A resounding “Yes” for everything about this delicious mystery! Michael Murphy’s The Yankee Club is a classic, hard-boiled, noir, detective/mystery novel, set during the Prohibition years. Jake Donovan is a cop-turned-detective-turned-mystery novelist. Murphy’s writing is crisp and strong and the reader senses that Donovan was a good cop and a good detective, but that… Continue reading
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THREE – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW WEEK Three is a thoughtful, well-researched graphic novel quite reminiscent of the book and film 300, but choosing to look at the vainglorious, down-fall years of Sparta. The book is told from the viewpoint of the Helots. The Helots were the slaves of the Spartans, and like many slave-owners, the Spartans failed to… Continue reading
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ENCHANTMENT ÄDVENTYR H.C.A. & I UNDERSTAND – Carol Elizabeth Skog
One thing that is very clear in this, is that author Carol Elizabeth Skog is very passionate about her heritage and that this story is extremely meaningful to her. But sometimes something that is so personal and meaningful doesn’t always translate well to someone who isn’t familiar with the author or the setting. Skog tries… Continue reading
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