It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More
Category: Historical fiction
Ten audiobooks with great narrators
When I first began listening to audiobooks, one of my fears was that the narrator’s voice would be an unwelcome … More
Book review: Kozłowski by Jane Rogoyska
Kozłowski tells the story of a young Polish army doctor who is one of the few survivors after the disappearance, … More
Audiobook review: The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan, narrated by Mark Meadows
Herbert Powyss is a man of the Enlightenment, devoting his time to the study of horticulture, science and philosophy at … More
Guest post: Gordon Kerr, author of The Partisan Heart
World War II is a popular theme in fiction at the moment but I haven’t seen many books about Italy … More
Seven — make that eight — great historical fiction series
I first became hooked on history when I read the Ladybird book The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth. A … More
Book review: Cuthbert of Farne by Katharine Tiernan
Cuthbert of Farne is a novel based on the life of Cuthbert, the seventh-century saint, covering the key events of … More
Book review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag translated by Ebba Segerberg
The Wolf and the Watchman begins in Stockholm in 1793. Sweden is weakened by war and corruption. The king is … More
Book review: The Phoenix of Florence by Philip Kazan
The Phoenix of Florence shifts tantalisingly between genres in its journey through Renaissance Tuscany. At first it seems like a … More
Book review: The Song of Hild by Vibeke Vasbo, translated by Gaye Kynoch
The Song of Hild tells the story of the seventh-century saint and abbess of Whitby. Most of the novel is … More
