Mostly Historical

Dark Tides

I was not exactly pleased with the cliffhanger ending of Tidelands, but I hoped the sequel, Dark Tides, would explain…

4 years ago

Flowers in the Blood

I think I found Gay Courter's Flowers in the Blood on Kveller's list of historical fiction, as part of my…

4 years ago

The Three Brothers: When George Washington and Edmund Barton Sat Down to Dinner

The Three Brothers: When George Washington and Edmund Barton Sat Down to Dinner, by Stephen Marantelli, imagines a long dinnertime…

4 years ago

The Woman On The Orient Express

The Woman On The Orient Express, by Lindsay Jayne Ashford, uses Agatha Christie's life for a dramatic historical adventure, with…

4 years ago

Chefoo School in “The Bird In A Bamboo Cage”

The upcoming novel The Bird In The Bamboo Cage, by Hazel Gaynor, tells the story of the students and teachers at…

4 years ago