Worth reading for the island setting only, which I warmed to immediately in Samson’s description, but felt much less for the characters
Category Archives: Historical fiction
Give Me Shelter by David B. Seaburn
A story of a boy, his family and friends, navigating loss, anxiety and uncertainty at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Frances Finkel and the Passenger Pigeon by D. M. Mahoney
A nice, heart-warming read about teenager Frances Finkel and her yearning to become a fighter plane pilot in the Second World War
The Ice Barn by Ian Pateman
A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told
The Adventures of Toby Wey by Gavin Scott
The wonderfully told story of Toby Wey who, from humble origins, has an adventurous, character-filled life surviving by living on his wits
The Glass Tree by Michael J Manz
A well-paced thriller set in Paris in the 50s about a man trying to find the truth of his wife’s death, in a troubled and war-scarred city
The Importance of Pawns: Chronicles of the House of Valois by Keira Morgan
Just what you want in historical fiction-the machinations of the ambitious, the glamour of the French court, enlivened with great characters
The Truth Together by Kelly Rodgers
A tension-filled historical novel of the Deep South, with characters to love, family relationships, corruption, and the legacy of slavery
Bone Necklace by Julia Sullivan
A contentious piece of American history taken and woven into a well-written and evocative historical novel with vivid characterisation
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
An exceptionally good book, set mainly in Alaska, of exploration and discovery, love and friendship, spirit magic and natives. Recommended!