review: The Wild Irish by Robin Maxwell
The Wild Irish by Robin Maxwell In 1593, Grace O’Malley, Mother of the Irish Rebellion, famously met with Queen Elizabeth I of England with a petition to set her son free of Elizabeth’s English-Irish governor…
review: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Continuing the fascinating portrayal of Thomas Cromwell from her award winning novel, Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel seamlessly begins where the former left off: en route to Wolf Hall,…
review: Secrets of the Tudor Court: At the King’s Pleasure
Secrets of the Tudor Court: At the King’s Pleasure by Kate Emerson Anne Stafford, Lady Hastings, is one of the many familiar names to readers of Tudor fiction. Most know her as one of Henry…
review: Behind Jane Austen’s Door by Jennifer Forest
Behind Jane Austen’s Door by Jennifer Forest You can read scores of Regency novels and never quite know the proper etiquette for visiting, or the hierarchy of social classes and what is expected of each….
review: The Musician’s Daughter by Susanne Dunlap
The Musician’s Daughter by Susanne Dunlap Set in 1779 Vienna, Theresa is the daughter of a respected violinist under renowned composer Haydn. On Christmas Eve the family is shocked to find their much loved husband…
review: The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory The third installment of the Cousins’ War series, The Lady of the Rivers features a little known character at the forefront–Jacquetta of Luxembourg, mother of Edward IV’s…
review: El Rey by Ginger Myrick
El Rey: A Novel of Renaissance Iberia by Ginger Myrick I want to start this review out with these words: do not overlook this book because it’s a self-published eBook, or because the cover design…
Interview with Ginger Myrick
First of all, I must ask…is it your dog(s), or at least the breed, we read of in the story? Do they have a special history with the island of Terceira or other settings from…
Interview with Juliet Grey
Inspired by her latest novel, DAYS OF SPLENDOR, DAYS OF SORROW, I posed these questions to the author, Juliet Grey, on writing and the French Revolution. If you haven’t picked up this novel yet, I…
review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Thomas Cromwell, one of Tudor England’s most denigrated figures, is given an honest voice as the protagonist in this minutely detailed, albeit partial, fictional autobiography. It begins with a scene…
Book Club Questions: The Shadow Queen
The Shadow Queen by Rebecca Dean **Please link back to Historical-Fiction.com if using these questions online.** 1. Wallis is depicted as a perfectionist from a very early age. What other qualities shaped her into an…
review: The Shadow Queen by Rebecca Dean
The Shadow Queen by Rebecca Dean You are a woman of great destiny. The man who will love you will love you with every atom of his being. Kissed by the sun, he will be…
review: The Queen’s Vow by C. W. Gortner
The Queen’s Vow by C. W. Gortner Isabella of Castile is classically remembered as an indomitable queen and a byword for the Spanish Inquisition. Many readers have only a vague sense of her character from…
review: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Claire Ridgway
The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Claire Ridgway A timeline of the final days of this controversial Queen of England, The Fall of Anne Boleyn recreates those harrowing months in 1536, with firsthand accounts, official…
review: Confessions of the Creature by Gary Inbinder
Confessions of the Creature by Gary Inbinder Frankenstein’s creature is given a new voice and a fresh start in this continuation of Mary Shelley’s classic. Journeying from the Arctic, he happens upon a desolate cottage…
Interview with Gary Inbinder
In venturing outside my usual genre I have discovered several great reads lately, including this one—Confessions of the Creature by Gary Inbinder, which is a continuation of Mary Shelley’s classic,Frankenstein. The creature has exacted revenge on…
review: Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey
Juliet Grey, along with Amanda Elyot, is a pen name belonging to the lovely and talented Leslie Carroll—one of my favorite historical novelists. Having read seven of her books thus far, fiction and non-fiction, I…
review: Darcy’s Story by Janet Aylmer
Darcy’s Story by Janet Aylmer This is the story of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice as related by the character of Mr. Darcy—nothing new to the incredibly prolific sub-genre of Austen variations, but possibly one…
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