All posts tagged "historical fiction"
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245Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Tie-in), by Heather Morris
HISTORICAL FICTION: This internationally bestselling novel is now a six-part drama series streaming on Stan in 2024, starring Harvey Keitel.
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546Books & LiteratureBook Review: James, by Percival Everett
HISTORICAL FICTION: James is an enthralling and ferociously funny novel that leaves an indelible mark, forcing us to see Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in a wholly new and transformative light.
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504Books & LiteratureBook Review: Sunbirds, by Mirandi Riwoe
HISTORICAL FICTION: 1941, West Java. Love and revolution are in the air. And war is on its way.
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761Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Milliner of Bendigo, by Darry Fraser
HISTORICAL FICTION: Trouble with the law, a missing sister, and a growing attachment to the wrong man - Evie Emerson has a dangerous path ahead of her... an exciting and twisty historical mystery and adventure from a bestselling Australian author.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: A Man of Honour, by Simon Smith
HISTORICAL FICTION: A Man of Honour is a richly textured, lyrical reimagining of Henry James O’Farrell’s life, before and after the would-be assassination.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
HISTORICAL FICTION: From the bestselling author of Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Art of Breaking Ice, by Rachael Mead
HISTORICAL FICTION: This stunning reimagining of Nel Law’s life reveals a ground-breaking artist searching for freedom in a world where women’s lives were still defined by their husbands.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Where Light Meets Water, by Susan Paterson
HISTORICAL FICTION: Where Light Meets Water is a multi-stranded novel of love – of a man and a woman, of a sailor and the sea, and of an artist and his gift.
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4.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Bookbinder of Jericho, by Pip Williams
HISTORICAL FICTION: Evocative, subversive and rich with unforgettable characters, The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about knowledge – who gets to make it, who gets to access it, and what is lost when it is withheld.
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2.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Go as a River, by Shelley Read
HISTORICAL FICTION: A heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.
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910Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Forthright Woman, by Darry Fraser
HISTORICAL FICTION: Widow Marcella Ross won't let anything - or anyone - stop her from discovering the truth behind a deadly family mystery ... Mystery and romance collide in this compulsive historical adventure from a bestselling Australian author.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Showtime! by Judy Nunn
HISTORICAL FICTION: A story that will take you from the cotton mills of England to the magnificent theatres of Melbourne, on a journey through the golden age of Australian showbusiness.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Nimblefoot, by Robert Drewe 
HISTORICAL FICTION: The untold story of Johnny Day, Australia’s first international sports hero – a tale of mishap, adventure, chase, chance and luck – from one of Australia’s finest writers.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Joan, by Katherine J. Chen
HISTORICAL FICTION: Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc, perfect for fans of Cecily and Alison Weir.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Trial of Lotta Rae, by Siobhan MacGowan
HISTORICAL FICTION: Set against the Suffragette movement, The Trial of Lotta Rae tells the story of a woman who is failed by the legal system.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Spy’s Wife, by Fiona McIntosh
THRILLER: The highly anticipated new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Champagne War.
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840Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Darkest Sin, by D. V. Bishop
THRILLER: The Darkest Sin is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to City of Vengeance.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Swift and the Harrier, by Minette Walters
HISTORICAL FICTION: An unforgettable novel of England's Civil War, from the bestselling author of The Last Hours and The Turn of Midnight.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Language of Food, by Annabel Abbs
HISTORICAL FICTION: Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the world’s most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and truly inspiring.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dear Mrs Bird, by AJ Pearce
HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Irresistibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a love letter to female friendship, Blitz spirit, the kindness of strangers and the art of letter-writing itself.
