Category Archives: Historical Fiction

The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan

Posted on March 8, 2019 by bseat

This is a story of love and sex, betrayal and friendship, misogyny and the power of women to overcome their lot in life. The story spans almost forty years of turmoil and unrest in China from the collapse of the … Continue reading →

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The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

Posted on February 8, 2019 by bseat

An abandoned house with a history, a picture of a woman without a name, a famous mother whose daughter never knew her and a famous artist who never recovered after his muse disappeared. Seemingly unrelated and spanning more that 150 … Continue reading →

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His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme MaCrae Burnet

Posted on January 25, 2019 by bseat

In 1869, in a remote village in Scotland, three people are brutally murdered. Seventeen year old Roderick Macrae is arrested for the brutal murders. This would be an interesting start to any historical novel, but Brunet makes the unique choice … Continue reading →

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The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Posted on December 7, 2018 by bseat

Sometimes sequels lack the energy and magic of the original story, but not this time! In this sequel to The Bear and the Nightingale, Arden exceeds our expectations, making the magical world of medieval Russia come even more alive, while … Continue reading →

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The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on November 30, 2018 by bseat

If you are a fan of Cornwell’s Saxon Tale’s series or started watching The Last Kingdom, a Netflix series based on these books you are going to be thrilled with this book, which is number ten in this series. I … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon

Posted on November 16, 2018 by bseat

England, 1976.  A long hot summer. A neighbor disappears. Two young girls, with time on their hands, decide to investigate the disappearance. What could go wrong? When Mrs. Creasy disappeared, ten year old Grace and Tilly, decide they will try … Continue reading →

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Posted on October 12, 2018 by bseat

The classic tales of Greek heros and gods have always intrigued me. What was their purpose in telling these stories? What were they trying to explain? The complicated relationships between the gods and humans and the un-godlike behavior and emotions … Continue reading →

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Posted on June 15, 2018 by bseat

When you are in the hands of a master story teller you can feel it! You are able to relax into the story and trust that the author will guide you through even the most fantastical of  tales. Arden is … Continue reading →

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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Posted on June 1, 2018 by bseat

When Colson Whitehead’s book, The Underground Railroad won the Pulitzer I was intrigued. I bought the book and then it just sat in my Kindle queue for a long while.  I could say that I was busy, or other books … Continue reading →

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Slade House by David Mitchell

Posted on May 25, 2018 by bseat

This is one of the most interesting haunted house books I have ever read! Not that I really go out of my way to read haunted house books but I have read a few in my day, beginning with Nancy … Continue reading →

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