42 days ago by Wandering Hedgehog

It's Always More Complicated - oursin.livejournal.com · 122 references

48 days ago by Nicole

I love to read a book without knowing anything about it. No preconceived ideas, everything is revealed as the author intends. For that reason, I don't want to reveal anything. If you like historical fiction that is not dry and boring, here you go. {Spoiler: But the three-page descriptions of a chara ...

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49 days ago by davidgaughran

In 1810, José de San Martín deserts the Spanish Army and returns home to Buenos Aires to lead a bloody revolt against his former masters. Struggling with an increasing dependence on opiates, San Martín forms a secret army of thieves, mercenaries, slaves, and prostitutes to free Argentina from the Sp ...

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50 days ago by Wandering Hedgehog

It's Always More Complicated - oursin.livejournal.com · 122 references

50 days ago by Mal Warwick

A review of 11/22/63, by Stephen King @@@@ (4 out of 5) Stephen King has won more wrting awards than I’ve written books — and I’ve written a slew of them. 11/22/63 is his 50th work, but it’s the first I’ve managed to read because I’d always associated him with horror stories, which I loathe. However ...

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52 days ago by davidgaughran

Thailand might not seem like the most obvious place to start a historical novel set in early 1800s Argentina, but it made a lot of sense at the time. It was a cheap place to hole up for a few months and get some serious work done. The glorious weather, perfect beaches, and competitively priced drink ...

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53 days ago by Anthony

Compelling historical fiction relies on characters welded so smoothly to actual events that the seams are nearly invisible. A smooth blend of fictional and historical figures provides the depth of a documentary with the sweep and emotion of a good yarn. This mixing makes Rosemary Sutcliff‘s Roman Br ...

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53 days ago by TheEditor

‘Journey of Ascent’ is a sweeping historical novel spanning 350 years of a British family’s history, showcasing a fascinating personal journey through Andy Weller’s family history. A gripping family saga tracing nine generations of a family from the sixteenth century to the Great War: 350 years of s ...

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54 days ago by J. R. Tomlin

Kathywould you mind introducing yourself? I’mKathy Cecala and I write historical novels for teens and youngadults. I‘ve published two books in a loose-knit series called TheForeigners Isle Saga, which spans some 1500 years on a small remoteisle in western Ireland. TheRaven Girl takesplace during the ...

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56 days ago by Caroline

I’m not a re-reader but I have read Mme de Lafayette’s La Princesse de Clèves at least four times. It is my favourite novel. For its style as well as for the story. There is something in the way Mme de Lafyette describes feelings that touches me profoundly. She wasn’t a very prolific writer. Before ...

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