Mostly Historical

The Ship of Brides

I first read Jojo Moyes' The Ship of Brides in Beijing, in fact, I have a paperback copy with a 100RMB…

5 years ago

That Churchill Woman

Stephanie Barron's new novel, That Churchill Woman blends historical scandal with a manners novel.  Throughout the book, Jennie Jerome shows…

6 years ago

The Gown

I found The Gown in a used-book shop in Honolulu. The cover calls it a novel of the royal wedding,…

6 years ago

The Chef’s Secret

The beginning of The Chef's Secret starts a bit slowly, or maybe I was just disappointed that it wasn't set in ancient…

6 years ago

Homegoing

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi begins with the story of two half-sisters in the 1700s in what's now Ghana. One of…

6 years ago