Tag Archives: historical fiction
Book review: ‘Wildflower Hill’ by Kimberley Freeman
Life is hard for Beattie Blaxland, a young Scottish woman struggling to help her family make ends meet in Glasgow. It’s 1929 and everyone is struggling to stay afloat, clutching tightly to their meager wages and stretching them as far … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Bungalow’ by Sarah Jio
When her best friend announces she’s leaving to volunteer as a nurse in the heart of World War II, Anne Calloway doesn’t hesitate to join her. No matter that Anne is young and nearing her own wedding to a caring … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Camp Nine’ by Vivienne Schiffer
In tiny Rook, Arkansas, Chess Morton lives with her beautiful and bold mother on a strip of land owned and run by the powerful Morton family. With Chess’ father dead and her mother struggling to maintain a foothold on reality, … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Irresistible Henry House’ by Lisa Grunwald
Orphan Henry is only four months old when he arrives on a college campus and into the arms of Martha Gaines, house matron of the school’s home economics program. As the school’s newest “practice baby,” Henry is brought to the … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Pemberley Ranch’ by Jack Caldwell
On a random weekday, I recently finished a young adult book and scanned my bookshelves for something a little different. While I love my chick lit and teen reads, a girl can’t survive on those genres alone. I wanted some … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘O, Juliet’ by Robin Maxwell
When Juliet Capelletti meets Romeo Monticecco, their mutual love of poet Dante that draws them together — even more than the tender looks exchanged between them at a ball. In a meeting of the minds and lips, the young lovers … Continue reading
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