Title: The Gown    Author: Jennifer Robson   Genre: Historical Fiction   Publisher: William Morrow Books   Format: Paperback Pages: 371 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century—Queen Elizabeth’s wedding … Continue reading Book Review: The Gown by Jennifer Robson

Title: The Clan of the Cave Bear      Author: Jean M. Auel   Genre: Historical Fiction   Publisher: Bantam   Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 516 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel's … Continue reading Book Review: The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

Title: Winter of the World      Author: Ken Follett Genre: Historical Fiction   Publisher: Dutton Books Format: Hardcover Pages: 940 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, Welsh—enter a time of enormous social, political, and … Continue reading Book Review: Winter of the World by Ken Follett

Title: The Woman in White      Author: Wilkie Collins Genre: Classic Literature Publisher: Penguin Books Format: Paperback Pages: 647 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   Like few novels before it, The Woman in White thrilled readers across England when it debuted in 1860. It famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit road. … Continue reading Book Review: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Title: Fall of Giants      Author: Ken Follett Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Dutton Books Format: Hardcover Pages: 985 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, … Continue reading Book Review: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

Title: The Thirty-Nine Steps      Author: John Buchan Genre: Classic Literature Publisher: Wordsworth Classics   Format: Paperback Pages: 108 Rating: 3/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   When Richard Hannay returns from a long stay in Africa, he becomes caught up in a sensational plot to precipitate a pan-European war. After the discovery of a corpse in … Continue reading Book Review: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

Title: Paris      Author: Edward Rutherfurd Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Anchor Canada Format: Paperback Pages: 832 Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   From the grand master of the historical novel comes a dazzling epic portrait of Paris that leaps through centuries as it weaves the tales of families whose fates are forever entwined with the … Continue reading Book Review: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd

Title: The Last Tudor     Author: Philippa Gregory   Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Touchstone Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads):   The latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous girls in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom … Continue reading Book Review: The Last Tudor by Philippa Gregory

Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge      Author: Thomas Hardy Genre: Classics Publisher: Penguin English Library   Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis (Goodreads): ‘I’ve not always been what I am now’ In a fit of drunken anger, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter for five guineas at a country fair. Over … Continue reading Book Review: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy