Category: Historical

Books set in particular time periods, whether realistic or speculative

The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider

Fun-filled Arthurian romp

Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

1930s cold case tangles with contemporary mystery in funny & thrilling murder mystery

Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

An inventive reimagining of Shakespeare’s heroines (mini-review)

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

A sensitive story about being torn between the old & the new (mini-review)

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Accessible & heartwarming story of WW2 evacuees (mini-review)

The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood

Quality historical crime/romance (mini-review)

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Well written, spicy adult Regency romance (mini-review)

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Engaging historical fiction about deception, privilege & colonialism (mini-review)

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Love in a Cold Climate meets The Gilmore Girls in 1930s New York (mini-review)

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Beautifully written retelling of ‘My Last Duchess’ (mini-review)