Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
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Hello, my name is Lynne and here I share the historical fiction books I have read and would like to recommend to you. Nothing gives me so much pleasure as recommending a title(s) or series, then hearing back from someone that they read it and enjoyed it. I love how my blog allows me to connect with another book 'nerds' and other book bloggers and readers around the world.
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
5d ago
An unforgettable, dual-time line story which tells the tale of the residents of an Irish house over the years. “Religion and tradition still ruled the state.” 1949-50 – The Ward family took ownership of Eveline House in County Wicklow not ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
3M ago
Besides being a historical mystery “Murder by Degrees” was also a treatise on the history of social reform, women’s rights, and the history of medical education. Set in 1875 Philadelphia, it acknowledged that city’s manufacturing and industrial foundations, its multicultural ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
5M ago
Besides being a historical mystery “Murder by Degrees” was also a treatise on the history of social reform, women’s rights, and the history of medical education. Set in 1875 Philadelphia, it acknowledged that city’s manufacturing and industrial foundations, its multicultural ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
6M ago
The year is 1923 and the reader is immersed in the not so ‘good ‘ol days‘ of Little Italy, New York. A time when prohibition was the law and the ‘Black Hand‘ enforced a protection racket. A time of first ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
7M ago
The year is 1923 and the reader is immersed in the not so ‘good ‘ol days‘ of Little Italy, New York. A time when prohibition was the law and the ‘Black Hand‘ enforced a protection racket. A time of first ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
7M ago
“Grief is love that has nowhere to go.” Having read several other books by this author I knew I was in for an enjoyable read. Her novels are peopled with realistic and empathetic characters and situations. Told via dual timelines ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
7M ago
“Lighthouses exist because people are so afraid of the sea that they forget to be afraid of the shore.” I was raised just a few short miles from an iconic lighthouse, so I retain an inexplicable fondness for lighthouses of ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
8M ago
Having read several other books by this author I knew I was in for an enjoyable read. Her novels are peopled with realistic and empathetic characters and situations. Told via dual timelines, “The Cypress Maze” transports the reader to Tuscany ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
9M ago
“Lighthouses exist because people are so afraid of the sea that they forget to be afraid of the shore.” I was raised just a few short miles from an iconic lighthouse, so I retain an inexplicable fondness for lighthouses of ..read more
Fictionophile » Historical Fiction
11M ago
Sheila O’Flanagan has accomplished what many have tried and few have been successful at doing. She has put a human face on Ireland’s history while making all the myriad allegiances, battles, uprisings, rebellions, and suffering understandable to the lay reader ..read more