Category: historical fiction

New Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French

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Title: Becoming Mrs Mulberry Author: Jackie French Published: March 8th 2023 Publisher: HQ Fiction AU Pages: 512 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3.5 stars From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth – and those that are too dangerous to tell. The once impoverished medical student Agnes Glock is now the fabulously wealthy… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French

New Release Book Review: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker
2023 Reviews · contemporary fiction · dual time frame · historical fiction

New Release Book Review: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker

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Title: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt Author: Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker Published: May 11th 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 784 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary/Historical RRP: $34.99 Rating: 5 stars Spanning a lifetime of love and loss, crossing borders and oceans, Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, co-authored by her son Harry Whittaker, draws Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series to its stunning, unforgettable conclusion. 1928,… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker

New Release Book Review: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson
2023 Reviews · historical fiction · new release · war · World War II

New Release Book Review: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson

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Title: The War Nurses Author: Anthea Hodgson Published: April 12th 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars A moving and inspiring WWII novel of friendship and courage, based on the true events of the Bangka Island Massacre, by the bestselling author of The Drifter. ‘A powerful and absorbing story of friendship and courage, bringing to life a history… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson

New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton
2023 Reviews · dual time frame · historical fiction · mystery · new release

New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

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Title: Homecoming Author: Kate Morton Published: April 4th 2023 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 640 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars The highly anticipated new novel from the worldwide bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a spellbinding story that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

New Release Book Review: A Woman’s Work By Victoria Purman
2023 Reviews · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: A Woman’s Work By Victoria Purman

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Title: A Woman’s Work Author: Victoria Purman Published: April 5th 2023 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956 Australian Women’s Weekly cookery competition offers two women the possibility of a new kind of future, in this compassionate look at the extraordinary lives of ordinary women – our mothers and… Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Woman’s Work By Victoria Purman

New Release Book Review: The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne
2023 Reviews · detective · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne

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Title: The Woman Who Knew Too Little Author: Olivia Wearne Published: February 1st 2023 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Detective RRP: $32.99 Rating: 3 stars 1948. An unidentified dead man is found on Somerton Beach, Adelaide. Officer Kitty Wheeler yearns to work the case – but the city’s women police are typically assigned to more domestic matters. A… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Woman Who Knew Too Little by Olivia Wearne

New Release Book Review: Go as a River by Shelley Read
2023 Reviews · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: Go as a River by Shelley Read

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Title: Go as a River Author: Shelley Read Published: March 7th 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars For fans of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, GREAT CIRCLE: lush, immersive, soaring tale of a young woman’s journey to becoming, of love and loss, home and resilience, and finding those where least expected, and a breathtaking exploration of… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Go as a River by Shelley Read

Audio Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
2022 Reviews · Audible · historical fiction

Audio Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Title: Lessons in Chemistry Author: Bonnie Garmus Published: March 29th 2022 Publisher: Doubleday Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars Your ability to change everything – including yourself – starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it’s the early… Continue reading Audio Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Book Review: The Brightest Star by Emma Harcourt
2022 Reviews · Book Stack · historical fiction

Book Review: The Brightest Star by Emma Harcourt

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Title: The Brightest Star Author: Emma Harcourt Published: July 6th 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars A thirst for learning and a passion for astronomy draw an extraordinary young woman deep into the intellectual maelstrom, political complexities and religious extremism of Renaissance Florence. This beautifully crafted novel will appeal to readers of Karen… Continue reading Book Review: The Brightest Star by Emma Harcourt

New Release Book Review: Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Jones
2022 Reviews · historical fiction · new release

New Release Book Review: Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Jones

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Title: Daughter of the Home Front Author: Jennie Jones Published: October 5th 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 416 Genres:  Fiction, Historical RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A war. The girl she’d been. And the woman she was forced to become. A dazzling, heartbreaking story of friendship and redemption from bestselling author Jennie Jones. Townsville, 1942. Young women aged sixteen and over… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Daughter of the Home Front by Jennie Jones