Historical Fiction
Review:This the first book in Madeline Hunter’s new Wicked Trilogy, which feature three brothers. This is about Gareth, the first born son of a duke, and also a bastard.
Eva Russell is an artist spinster and a gentleman’s daughter, who has fallen on hard times and ekes out a simple existence with her younger sister, Rebecca, a bluestocking. Eva has been copying paintings found in an abandoned estate house nearby, for practice in her art. But when Gareth takes the house, she covertly returns it as we... Read more
Review:It was the end of empires and the beginning of nations. The Pope and Garibaldi struggle in Italy; Napoleon III vies with the Jacobins. The Jesuits and Freemasons nibble at the edges. Prussia threatens; communism looms. These troubling times are made more treacherous by forgeries and fakes. [We need you to spy for us; this is what you will find; create the documents that prove it.] Dalla Piccola and Captain Simonini, aided by a Narrator, struggle to remember their life in the pages of a diary. Wh... Read more
Review:Wonderful, wonderful story. Gave it to my 89 year old father for Christmas (did the math and he was about the same age as the main character and grew up in the same general area of NYC) He loved it and said it brought back memories. Read more
Review:It was a revelation, particularly to the mentality of the generals and the insensitivity to their men. It demonstrated changes in warfare, particularly mobility versus stationary defenses. It spoke of the daily routines, including killing, that the men endured. It spoke strongly of the politics and personalities that interfered with the war. Read more
Review:A friend recommended this book and I found it most interesting. It's a historic novel about Berlin during the war. The main character is very interesting and she mingles among many different people, that deal with the war in their own way.
It's very well written. Once I started the book,it was difficult to stop reading. Human Beings are very frightening in the way they behave towards one another. Read more
Review:Firstly I'd like to thank ED Public Relations for sending me this book to read and give an honest review. The blurb sounded mysterious and intriguing so this was a book that I couldn't wait to start.
Wow, what a powerful prologue - I have never cried so early on in a book or had that feeling of dread in my stomach without even knowing anything about the person in question, it was a hard-hitting start to an utterly compelling book!
When Eva made the devastating discovery I felt so s... Read more
Review:Maggie Hope is now in Paris, following her last-minute flight at the end of the previous book. She is searching for an agent who may be in trouble and her half-sister, who has escaped Nazi Germany and may be in Paris. As usual, Maggie meets many headline names and is involved in real events.
I really like this series, I hope it continues, and I look forward to the next installment. Read more
Review:Loved this coming-of-age novel, narrated by an 11-year-old red-headed orphan boy as he rides between Montana and Wisconsin by Greyhound bus one summer in the early 1950s. He’s a wanna-be rodeo announcer and ranch-hand with a penchant for fantabulism, meeting a variety of odd and wonderful folks in his travels. Read more
Review:This was an unexpected joy. You will love every main character in the book. It is so well written and the Author has such a way of expressing emotions that is incredible. I don't want to give any spoilers, but Isabella's emotional change is amazing to behold. Read more
Review:I greatly enjoyed the book, though I wish the extended epilogue had more info regarding the aunt & cousin getting what they richly deserved. Mine ended with her waiting for her mother which was a bit disappointing. Read more