Tag: historical fiction
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April 06, 2008 01:59 AM EDT --
The hypnotist reviewed my chart--necessarily devoid of eights.
"Eights make my neck constrict," I said. "Sometimes I faint."
"Tell me about Alex," she said.
"We're . . .
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March 27, 2009 07:41 AM EDT --
Do you have a favorite book that really pulled you back in time, or perhaps gave you a special interest in that period?
Here's the thing: I love historical fiction, but I do not . . .
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April 07, 2009 06:32 AM EDT --
A s a long-time fan of historical fiction, I consider myself as a person who knows quite a few things of what makes a good historical novel and what doesn't. In recent years, readers have been given . . .
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May 15, 2009 02:21 PM EDT --
I do enjoy historical fiction because the genre makes the past fun and easier to relate to. We know what the famous people were doing, but what about the shlubs like the rest of us? How different is . . .
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January 04, 2009 06:02 PM EST --
The snow brought many delays here at Christmas and surprises for New Year-white roads and ice, layers of black and gray, and speckled flakes that flattened and broadened the scene beyond my window-pane. . . .
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July 06, 2009 04:47 PM EDT --
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET , Jamie Ford’s first book, tells the touching story of Henry Lee, a Chinese-American, and his childhood friendship with and ongoing love for Keiko . . .
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January 02, 2009 09:44 PM EST --
I'm an avid reader who can't ever remember what people told me to read, so perhaps if y'all could list some of your favorites here, i might have a better grasp on what to pick up. I'll . . .
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January 03, 2009 11:32 AM EST --
With Violets by Elizabeth Robards
ISBN 978-0-06-157912-7
Published by Avon an Imprint of HarpersCollins Publishers
With Violets is a historical fiction novel set in . . .
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April 26, 2008 07:32 AM EDT --
I just finished reading a book that had to be savored. I just have to share it with you! It makes me sad to think how few people are going to read this novel. It is so far superior to most of what has . . .
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April 13, 2009 11:16 AM EDT --
I really wa nted to read a book that I could write a positive review of. Before I bought The Birth of Venus, I had heard praises sung about it. Following other people's advice I acquired it for . . .
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September 01, 2007 07:38 PM EDT --
Author: Kathleen Cambor
This is a novel which is based on a factual occurrence - a flood in 1889 in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The rich had a hunting and fishing lodge above the dam, the town . . .
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September 11, 2007 05:28 AM EDT --
Author: Robert Alexander
The mystery surrounding the death of the Romanovs - the last ruling family of Russia - has intrigued me for a long time. It was sparked again a few years . . .
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September 24, 2007 01:05 AM EDT --
Paul Freckler has an extensive and fantastic Victorian photo site. These are all original photos, most are not for sale, some, however are on the market to be bought. Please beware there are post mortem . . .
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October 13, 2009 07:24 AM EDT --
The coming storm is the second book in Tracie Peterson's "Heirs of Montana" series. Heirs of Montana book 2, the sequel to Land of My Heart. I usually like to start with the first in a series . . .
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October 05, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
Forty-nine years ago, around 5 in the evening, our second son was born. (The day was Sunday, instead of Friday.) My husband was hunting. My doctor was playing golf. My mother was on call. She rushed over, . . .
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October 24, 2007 01:51 AM EDT --
Earlier today I had gone and done something I'd been putting off: Researching Regency Era names for the adults in my novel, as they would have been born in this era and certainly would not have been . . .
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January 31, 2008 03:54 PM EST --
Meet here on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the book " Mistress the Art of Death" by Gather's own Ariana Franklin .
I encourage everyone to read this . . .
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February 04, 2008 03:00 PM EST --
On February 4th at 3:00 p.m. EST, we had a fun conversation regarding the issues brought up in Ariana Franklin's book "Mistress of the Art of Death." The following is a transcript . . .
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March 18, 2008 10:01 AM EDT --
The Long-Timers by G. M. Lupo
Historical Fiction/Paranormal Romance
Publish America, 2007
Trade Paperback, 646 pages
ISBN 1-4241-8826-1
*** An Interesting Romp Through History . . .
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December 11, 2008 01:38 PM EST --
A Silent Ocean Away is the first novel in the trilogy Collette’s Dominion by by DeVa Gantt. DeVa Gantt is the pseudonym for the two sisters Debra and Valerie Gantt, who worked together . . .
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