A wonderful sequel to a timeless classic, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Did you ever wonder what happened to Mary Lennox?
Category Archives: Historical fiction
A Fatal Gilded High Note by Cecelia Tichi
Another enjoyable murder mystery from the Gilded Age with Val and Roddy DeVere who investigate a suspicious death in a box at the opera
Missing 85 Days by Randy Haglund
A story of a man who finds himself adrift without knowledge of his past told alongside that of the family desperately searching for him
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
Scuffed Granny 