Historical fiction – Page 2 – Isobel Blackthorn

Artefacts and other stories by Rebecca Burns

I’m delighted to share my review of Artefacts and other stories by Rebecca Burns That dandelion. A flash of stubborn yellow in a dark box of space. It had promised sunshine but had tasted sour. Artefacts. A dandelion. A mayfly. A family, bereft. Items and mementos of a life, lived hard and with love,Continue reading “Artefacts and other stories by Rebecca Burns”

Call to Juno (A Tale of Ancient Rome Book 3) by Elisabeth Storrs

I am delighted to share my review of Elisabeth Storr’s Call to Juno, the third book in the Tales of Ancient Rome saga, which includes The Wedding Shroud and The Golden Dice. I haven’t read the first two in this series. “Four unforgettable characters are tested during a war between Rome and Etruscan Veii. Caecilia has long been torn betweenContinue reading “Call to Juno (A Tale of Ancient Rome Book 3) by Elisabeth Storrs”

Charles La Trobe and my visit to the State Library of Victoria

It’s funny, the places a writing project will take you, especially when the project is historical fiction. Last week I visited the State Library of Victoria. I wanted to view the building, explore the library and talk with librarians. I didn’t allow sufficient time. I needed a whole day. To start my little tour, IContinue reading “Charles La Trobe and my visit to the State Library of Victoria”

Charlatan by Kate Braithwaite

CHARLATAN is based on the Affair of the Poisons that scandalized Paris in 1679. In a hovel in the centre of Paris, the fortune-teller La Voisin holds a black mass, summoning the devil to help an unnamed client keep the love of Louis XIV. Three years later, Athenais, Madame de Montespan, the King’s glamorous mistress,Continue reading “Charlatan by Kate Braithwaite”

Port of No Return by Michelle Saftich

There are stories that need to be told, stories sidelined, destined to languish on the periphery of our knowledge of history, stories eclipsed by bigger, more sensational stories. Until an author like Michelle Saftich comes along. Port of No Return is a work of historical fiction, set at the end of WWII, which tracks the storiesContinue reading “Port of No Return by Michelle Saftich”