Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
London, 1950: Miss Margery Benson, age 46, has decided to ditch her dull teaching job and follow her youthful dream …
Category Archives: Historical ficton
Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit
Plymouth, Massachusetts was set to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s landing in 2020, although many events had to …
Spindle City by Jotham Burrello
I love the Lizzie Borden legend as much as any loyal and true Fall River native, but a historical novel …
The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls by Ursula Hegi
A home for unwed mothers and a traveling circus: both offer rich opportunities for varied characters and compelling stories. Turn …
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Recommended by my daughter Meg, consummate speed-reader of vast interests, genres, and forms, Doomsday Book ticked many of my boxes …
Arcadia by Iain Pears
I loved Arcadia; it’s my favorite book of 2016 (so far, anyway). It encompasses time travel, history/alt-history, romance, clever literary …
Hild by Nicola Griffith
Breguswith—not to be confused with Begu—and Hereswith. Coelgar and his son Coelfrith. Cian, Ceredig, Cadwallon, Cwichelm. Aethelric, Aethelburh, Aedilgith, Aelberht, …
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
No great fan of Elizabeth Gilbert’s colossally popular memoir Eat, Pray, Love, I almost gave The Signature of All Things …
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
The Luminaries is set in the gold rush region of New Zealand’s west coast, circa 1866. At its core, it’s …
Longbourn by Jo Baker
Longbourn opens with a detailed description of a housemaid’s early morning labors, fetching the water from the well for laundry …
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