Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Caleb’s Crossing

Posted on January 6, 2018 by

Geraldine Brooks historical novel, Caleb’s Crossing, tells the story of Calvinist pioneers who  came to settle Martha’s Vineyard in the latter part of the 1600 century. Pristine land was acquired through unfair negotiations with the native people who had no idea of the … Continue reading →

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Review: By all Men’s Judgment by Brad Cotton

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

This is an American-western story of bank robbers in the 1920’s. An elderly lady on her death bed asks a young newspaper reporter, Nathaniel, to write her story while her granddaughter Madeline listens by her side. The grandmother has kept … Continue reading →

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Review: All the Light We Cannot see

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

Anthony Doerr’s historical novel, All the Light We Cannot See, tells the story of Marie-Laure, a blind girl who lives in Paris with her father on the eve of WWII, and Werner Pfennig, a German orphan boy who has a passion … Continue reading →

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Review: The Sight of the Stars by Belva Plain

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Belva Plain’s novel, The Sight of the Stars, takes place in a small Texas town in the early 1900’s.Young and determined to make his own way in life, Adam Arnring gets off the train and within a few hours has landed … Continue reading →

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Review: When the Lions Sleeps by Wilbur Smith

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

 When the Lion Feeds, Wilbur Smith ‘s first book in his Courtney series, takes place in South Africa during the times of the Zulu wars. The story is based on Sean Courtney’s journey from his family’s farm which he leaves … Continue reading →

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Review: The Towers of Tuscany by Carol M. Cram

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

Carol M. Cram’s historical novel, The Towers of Tuscany, immerses her readers in an engrossing account of Italy’s medieval period in the 14th century. The main character, Sophia, is a talented painter who defies the rules of the land by … Continue reading →

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Review: The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

In Sarah McCoy’s novel, The Baker’s Daughter, you’ll find lots of historical data about the daily lives and fears of German women living during. You’ll also get an insight in how to operate a bakery when flour and sugar are … Continue reading →

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Review: Songs of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon deals with the African-American world of the early 1960’s. Milkman Dead is the first black baby to be born in Mercy Hospital. Pampered by the women in his family and his father, a slum … Continue reading →

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Review: Chikara by Robert Skimin

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

Robert Skimin’s historical novel, Chikara, is an epic family drama of the two great countries, America and Japan. It spans from 1905 through the 1980’s and covers the early American racism against the Japanese settlers of California, the anti-American sentiment … Continue reading →

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Review: Bride of New France by Suzanne Durocher

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Bride of New France, Suzanne Durocher’s’ debut historical novel introduces us to the famous Filles du Roi, sent over to populate the French settlements along the St-Lawrence River of Canada in the late 1600’s. These women, either orphans, the destitute, … Continue reading →

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