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The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk
Book Review / Historical Fantasy / Historical Fiction Posted on: August 20, 2024August 18, 2024

The Empusium, by Olga Tokarczuk

Trigger warning for brief discussion of suicide. In the years before a cure was available […]

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The Third Wife of Faraday House, by B.R. Myers
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: July 18, 2024July 18, 2024

The Third Wife of Faraday House, by B.R. Myers

Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to leave her guardians’ home in Halifax, Canada. Not only is […]

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The Devil Raises His Own, by Scott Phillips
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: July 16, 2024July 9, 2024

The Devil Raises His Own, by Scott Phillips

Scott Phillips takes Bill Ogden, protagonist of Cottonwood, and transports him years and miles away […]

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After Oz, by Gordon McAlpine
Book Review / Historical Fiction / Mystery Posted on: July 9, 2024July 5, 2024

After Oz, by Gordon McAlpine

The end of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, is a happy one. Dorothy […]

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Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara
Book Review / Historical Fiction / Mystery Posted on: June 25, 2024June 26, 2024

Clark and Division, by Naomi Hirahara

Aki Ito has always looked up to her older sister, Rose. Rose was beautiful. She […]

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Case Study, by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Book Review / Historical Fiction / Metafiction Posted on: June 21, 2024June 26, 2024

Case Study, by Graeme Macrae Burnet

Trigger warning for suicide. Graeme Macrae Burnet works his metafictional magic again in Case Study, […]

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The Heart in Winter, by Kevin Barry
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: June 6, 2024June 26, 2024

The Heart in Winter, by Kevin Barry

Late in Kevin Barry’s amazing novel, The Heart in Winter, rumors start to race around […]

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House of Shades, by Lianne Dillsworth
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: June 4, 2024June 26, 2024

House of Shades, by Lianne Dillsworth

Beggars can’t be choosers. Neither can women doctors in 1833, apparently. Protagonist Hester Reeves agrees […]

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What They Said About Luisa, by Erika Rummel
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: May 23, 2024June 26, 2024

What They Said About Luisa, by Erika Rummel

In a short note at the beginning of Erika Rummel’s fascinating novel, What They Said […]

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The Mirror of Simple Souls, by Aline Kiner
Book Review / Historical Fiction Posted on: May 21, 2024June 26, 2024

The Mirror of Simple Souls, by Aline Kiner

Trigger warning for references to rape. Life for medieval women in Western Europe was supposed […]

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