Historical Fiction

Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger

March 17, 2010

Title: Last Days of Summer Author: Steve Kluger Pages: 353 Publisher: Harper Copyright: 1998 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome back to Steve Kluger week here at The Bluestocking Society and happy St. Patrick’s Day. I first heard about Kluger out here in the lovely blogosphere. After reading My Most Excellent Year, which won the 2009 [...]

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The Jewel Trader of Pegu, by Jeffrey Hantover

March 13, 2010

Title: The Jewel Trader of Pegu Author: Jeffrey Hantover Pages: 227 Publisher: Harper Perennial Copyright: 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I’ve had this work of historical fiction on my TBR stack for over a year. I shouldn’t have waited so long to get to it. The synopsis: Abraham, a twenty-eight-year old widower, travels from the [...]

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The Kitchen House, by Kathleen Grissom

March 1, 2010

Title: The Kitchen House Author: Kathleen Grissom Pages: 365 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Copyright: 2010 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ When Kathleen Grissom contacted me about reading her recently published first novel, The Kitchen House, I was hesitant because I was expecting a baby any day. However, I read though an excerpt online and noted that [...]

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Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko

October 8, 2009

Title: Al Capone Shines My Shoes Author: Gennifer Choldenko Pages: 272 Publisher: Dial Books Copyright: 2009 Format: Hardback Rating: ____________________________ I read and loved Al Capone Does My Shirts, a Newbery Honor book, a while back. So, I was excited when the publisher asked if I might be interested in an ARC of the sequel! [...]

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And Only To Deceive, by Tasha Alexander

September 18, 2009

Title: And Only To Deceive Author: Tasha Alexander Pages: 336 Publisher: Harper Copyright: 2006 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Lady Emily married her husband Philip Ashton simply to escape her mother. So she was somewhat relieved when he died in Africa several months after their marriage, leaving her well provided for. The requisite two years of [...]

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Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell

May 21, 2009

Title: Gone with the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Pages: 959 Publisher: Scribner Copyright: 2007 (1937) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I just don’t even know where to begin. I read this book almost two months ago, and I’ve been hitting a mental block with the review. I’ve just decided to put my thoughts out there, jumbled [...]

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The Last Queen, by C. W. Gortner

May 19, 2009

Title: The Last Queen Author: C. W. Gortner Pages: 365 Publisher: Ballantine Books Copyright: 2006 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome to today’s stop on C.W. Gortner‘s blog tour for The Last Queen. Juana is the second oldest daughter of Isabel and Ferdinand, Queen and King Consort of Spain. Isabel and Ferdinand have conquered the Moors [...]

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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford

May 15, 2009

Title: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Author: Jamie Ford Pages: 290 Publisher: Ballantine Books Copyright: 2009 Format: Hardback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome to today’s stop on Jamie Ford‘s blog tour for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Now that I’ve read the book, I’m so sad that Ford [...]

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