Tag Archive | historical fiction
Paul Bowdring
Originally posted on Reading Recommendations:
Paul Bowdring What is your latest release and what genre is it? The Strangers’ Gallery, a novel. Quick description: An “historical” novel set in present-day St. John’s , Newfoundland. St. John’s archivist Michael Lowe’s life is turned on its head when a Dutch acquaintance, Anton Aalders, arrives on his doorstep…
Page One – Chapter One – Demons and Jade – The Ivory Razor Adventure Series
Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
I’d like to take a poll but better yet, I’d like to see your comments on the first page of my work in progress; Demons and Jade. All I want to know (I suppose) is, if you read this first page, would you want to keep going. (?)…
Intriguing Portrait of a Beloved Literary Character
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Blood, Love and Steel: A Musketeer’s Tale, by Jennifer M. Fulford: The Romantic Sequel to The Three Musketeers You don’t need to read “The Three Musketeers” to enjoy this first in the Musketeers Trilogy. He who loves not is but half man. Athos, the famed Musketeer, seeks the ultimate release from…
Hilary Mantel on the dangers of writing historical fiction — Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
A relation of past events brings you up against events and mentalities that, should you choose to describe them, would bring you to the borders of what your readers could bear. The danger you have to negotiate is not the dimpled coyness of the past – it is its…
BOOK REVIEW BY @COLLEENCHESEBRO OF “The Reach of the Banyan Tree” @SASSEVN
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Title: The Reach of the Banyan Tree Author: Mark W. Sasse Publisher: Mark W Sasse (June 29, 2014) ISBN-10: 1499713002 ASIN: B00LE5MNP0 http://mwsasse.com/ Pages: 301 Genre: Historical romance, Contemporary romance, Fiction, Historical fiction *A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review, which…
Read Tuesday Poem #Blackfriday #Books #CyberMonday #Kindle #Nook #Kobo
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
After the vicious crowds of Black Friday And the mouse shattering of Cyber Monday You may feel like something is a miss An area left without a sale Forgotten among the games and clothes What about the books? From free to Kindle Countdowns Every reader has a choice Spanning…
Book Review Friday – A Time of Traitors
Originally posted on P.C. ZICK:
David Lawlor has written another action-packed historical thriller, where Liam Mannion and the other characters come alive on the pages of A Time of Traitors. Some of the traitors in this third book of the series are obvious; others subtly disguised as compatriots; and yet others a complete surprise as the…