Trespass by Rose Tremain Published by: W. W. Norton & Company Published on: October 2010 Page Count: 253 Genre: Gothic Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased using a gift card Audiobook Published by: AudioGo Narrator: Juliet Stevenson Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook ~ paperback version due in October [...]
The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi Published by: Sterling Publishing Published on: November 2010 Page Count: 256 Genre: Non-Fiction My Reading Format: Audiobook purchased from Audible.com outside of my monthly credits Audiobook Published by: Tantor Audio Narrator: Simon Vance Audiobook Length: 7 hours Available Formats: paperback, eBook, audiobook Background It has been [...]
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Hilary Mantel’s latest novel first entered my radar through an issue of BookPage, a monthly magazine made available for free from my local library. From the momemt I saw the cover (H8 may not be displayed prominently on the cover, but you can’t slip him by me) and read the [...]
* This post is brought to you by the nearly 2 feet of snow Mother Nature brought our area over the weekend. Since I couldn’t be out doing last minute Christmas stuff, I spent some time catching up on my reviews. * Her Mother’s Daughter: A Novel of Queen Mary Tudor by Julianne Lee I’m [...]
Crossed Wires by Rosy Thornton Peter has an accident along the road near his house after avoiding running over a cat. He calls into his insurance company and happens to speak with Mina. When he is involved in a second accident just a short while later, he calls his insurance back requesting her specifically. Through [...]
The Devil’s Company by David Liss The Devil’s Company is the third in David Liss’ Benjamin Weaver series. Weaver is a thief-take and former boxer of some repute in 18th century London. In this installment, which was my first, we find Weaver at a loss when he discovers himself in a great deal of debt [...]
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier Elizabeth, along with her sisters Louise and Margaret, as unmarried daughters of the Philpot family, must relocate from London when their only brother becomes engaged. This was not spoken of upfront, but implied as they were offered the opportunity to spend the summer looking at different seaside communities. They would [...]
The Firemaster’s Mistress by Christie Dickason Kate Peach, a young woman who was orphaned by the plague, has been forced to serve as Hugh Traynor’s kept woman and servant-girl in London to gain his protection so that she can use her glove making skills to make an income without being part of the guild. Prior [...]
When I got offered a copy of The Brothers Boswell by Philip Baruth by Sarah at Soho Press, I knew that this would be a great book for the Historical Fiction Lovers Book Club. I responded back that I would love a chance to read it and then make that our September selection. The Brothers [...]
Coventry by Helen Humphreys During World War II, the city of Coventry was bombed during a long, terrible night of destruction. Coventry, a novel by Helen Humphreys, takes us through that night through the eyes of Harriet, a war widow from World War I and Maeve a single mother of a nearly grown son. That [...]
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