by envisionmg | Aug 9, 2013 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
Jessica Brockmole’s debut novel written in letters sparkles from the start. Don’t let the format put you off. If you are thinking of long-winded letters from the 18th Century, think again. These letters move the pace along in this historical novel often...
by envisionmg | Oct 25, 2012 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
About the Book: Born in the squalid Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the twentieth century, Willie Sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. If they weren’t taking brazen risks, causing millions to lose their jobs and homes, they...
by envisionmg | Jul 24, 2012 | Fiction, Fiction/Mystery, Historical Fiction
If you have already read The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game, this book is a must read. If you haven’t read the others, you’ll want to go back and read them first. I wish I had re-read both before starting The Prisoner of Heaven as all three...
by Peabody Institute Library | Apr 13, 2012 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
Reviewed by Alan Death of Kings continues the story of Uhtred, this time through the tumultous years which followed the death of Alfred the Great as two men struggle to inherit the crown of Wessex. Uhtred has to contend with betrayal, treachery and the largest army...
by Peabody Institute Library | Mar 6, 2012 | Historical Fiction
Reviewed by Kim Tess Collins is a young aspiring dressmaker who is desperate to get on the Titanic in order to make her way to America where she’ll hopefully have better luck. Fortuitously she happens upon Lady Lucille Duff Gordon who herself is a famous...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 3, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Reviewed by Kim Beautiful Cora Cash (yes, that is really her name), is a wealthy Nouveau Riche American who has everything but a titled husband. Set in the 1890s, appearance is everything when you’re acquaintances with the likes of the Vanderbilts. Unfortunately...
