A story of a man who finds himself adrift without knowledge of his past told alongside that of the family desperately searching for him
Category Archives: Historical fiction
Land of the Blue Mist by Susan Mallgrave
The story of Aster Sweetwater, a girl between two cultural worlds – Cherokee and Jackson’s USA – and her search for a place for her people
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
A magnificent book of war and love and courage and weakness – a tour through the human experience: its emotions, its hesitancies, its losses
Deadly Intents by Laraine Stephens
Early twentieth century Melbourne is a city of dark corners but Reggie da Costa is there to shine an investigative light in this lively book
Sweet Caress by William Boyd
William Boyd delivers again – great story, vividly told, with an engaging and strong female narrator enhanced by “lost” photos
A Gilded Death by Cecelia Tichi
The first book in the series about Val and Roddy DeVere is a great opener, establishing the characters and atmosphere of the Gilded Age
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
A glimpse of the fading days of the dominance of the Hudson’s Bay Company, woven into a gripping tale of murder, lust and individual courage
A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
Worth reading for the island setting only, which I warmed to immediately in Samson’s description, but felt much less for the characters
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
Scuffed Granny 