Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Ocean by Rita Chang-Eppig

Posted on June 28, 2024 by bseat

Being a pirate is a dangerous business. Shek Yeung knew that from the very start, but when her pirate husband saved her from life in a brothel, she jumped at the chance to live differently. But then her husband was … Continue reading →

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The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

Posted on May 24, 2024 by bseat

This is such a fun book! A group of women, the housekeepers, decide to pull off a heist of epic proportions at the grandest house in Mayfair, and they will do it during the biggest ball of the season! Set … Continue reading →

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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

Posted on April 26, 2024 by bseat

There once was a magical bookshop in Dublin that became a haven for a woman named Opaline in 1920. Now, Martha and Henry stumble upon Opaline’s story and begin looking for the bookshop in Dublin in hopes of finding out … Continue reading →

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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Posted on April 19, 2024 by bseat

In the small town of Jewel, Minnesota nothing ever happens. Located near the Alabaster River, the town and its surrounding farms seem idyllic and peaceful. But underneath this bubolic veneer lie deep secrets and violence. And so it is that … Continue reading →

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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Posted on April 12, 2024 by bseat

I think this book has been on every “must read” or “best book of the year” book list I have seen recently. I tend to be a bit skeptical about such lists, as my taste and the taste of those … Continue reading →

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The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

Posted on April 5, 2024 by bseat

I was first introduced to Tan Twan Eng by reading The Garden of Evening Mists which I loved. Eng knows how to evoke the sounds, smells and the moist air of Southeast Asia perfectly. The House of Doors is another … Continue reading →

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Trust by Hernan Diaz

Posted on March 8, 2024 by bseat

This book explores the idea of history and by whom and how that history is written. Someone once said that history is written by the victors and, as Diaz points out, history is also written by the wealthy and powerful … Continue reading →

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Dragonwyck by Anya Seton

Posted on October 27, 2023 by bseat

Once in a while I like to revisit books I have read in the past. I think I have binged read everything Anya Seton has ever written. Born in 1904, she wrote historical fiction, or as she liked to say … Continue reading →

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Reykjavík by Ragnar Jonasson and Katrín Jakobsdottir

Posted on October 13, 2023 by bseat

One of the most interesting facts I learned about Iceland is that with a population of around 350,000, one in ten Icelanders will publish a book! That is an astounding figure and makes Iceland the country with the most writers … Continue reading →

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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Posted on August 11, 2023 by bseat

Some books are so evocative that they create feelings that remain long after you read them. As I sit here now in midsummer to write about The Mercies, I feel chilled, cold and shivery. Hargrave is just that good in … Continue reading →

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