Book Review: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
The Winter Sea Susanna Kearsley Sourcebooks Landmark, December 2010 ISBN 9781402241376 Trade Paperback Also available in ebook format Being a big fan of historical fiction I was excited to dive right into this book. First of all, I want to say that this is a beautifully written book and I loved the atmospheric scenes of [...]
December 12, 2011
Tags: fantasy, genetic memory, historical fiction, romance, Scotland, Sourcebooks Landmark, time travel Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews 
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Book Review: Sylvester, Or the Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer (Print & Audio)
Sylvester, Or the Wicked Uncle Georgette Heyer Harlequin Books, 2004 (original copyright 1957) ISBN 9780373773855 Abridged audio version read by Richard Armitage Naxos Audiobooks, 2009 9789626349250 Sample Silence fell. Miss Marlow sat gazing abstractedly at a Buhl cabinet; and his grace of Salford, unaccustomed to such treatment, eyed her in gathering resentment. He was much [...]
April 13, 2011
Tags: audio book, comfort fiction, Harlequin Books, historical fiction, Naxos Audiobooks, Regency England, romance Posted in: Full Reviews 2 Comments
Book Review: Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl
Prisoners in the Palace Michaela MacColl Chronicle Books, 2010 ISBN 0811873005 Hardcover Elizabeth (Liza) Hastings has not gotten over the recent deaths of her parents in a carriage accident when the family solicitor writes to tell her that her father left her penniless. He’s managed to secure a position for her with Princess Victoria. Liza [...]
January 20, 2011
Tags: Chronicle Books, historical fiction, Victorian England, young adult Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: The Master of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche
The Master of Jalna Mazo de la Roche Pan Books, Ltd., 1954 (first published in 1933) ISBN 0330202626 Mass Market Also available as a trade paperback re-issue from XYZ Publishing The Master of Jalna is the fourth by publication date, tenth by story chronology, of 16 novels spanning a hundred years from 1854 to 1954. [...]
August 16, 2010
Tags: Canada, family saga, general fiction, historical fiction, Pan Books Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent
The Heretic’s Daughter Kathleen Kent Back Bay Books, 2009 ISBN 031602449X Trade Paperback For me there are numerous mysteries of life, most of which involve how we humans treat other humans (and animals). My list includes but is not limited to: Inhumane treatment of American Indians; Slavery; and The Salem witch trials. How could our [...]
February 18, 2010
Tags: 17th century, Back Bay Books, historical fiction, Massachusetts, Salem witch trials Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
What I Like to Read, Part 1
I was looking at the stats for this blog one day and one of the searches leaped out at me.  When I saw “miss julia” “james herriot” mitford, my first thought was, “It’s somebody just like me!” There’s no doubt my favorite reading is in mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror. When we decided to [...]
January 14, 2010
Tags: historical fiction Posted in: Tales of a Bookseller No Comments
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