This trilogy gets better with each book. The House with the Golden Door returns to Pompeii in 75 AD, four years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and follo
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne
The Book of Gothel is a wonderfully cozy story of the witch who stole Rapunzel and kept her in the tower. Haelewise, daughter of Hedda, a well-respected midwife
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott is a beautifully written historical fiction novel with a dash of mythology and folklore. Isla and Blue live with their father, the..
Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek
Little Foxes Took Up Matches is a sometimes dark, sometimes sweet coming-of-age tale. Mitya was just two when he swallowed his grandmother’s sewing needle…
Reputation by Lex Croucher
If Mean Girls and Emma had a baby, it would be Reputation by Lex Croucher. After being forced to move in with her aunt and uncle, Georgiana Ellers is desp…
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper throws you right into the life of brothels in Pompeii AD 74. Penniless after her father’s death, Amara’s mother sold her as a c…
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
Peach Blossom Spring is a beautiful story of resilience, identity, and migration. It follows three generations of a Chinese family from 1938 to the 2000s…
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Still Life by Sarah Winman is a love letter to Florence, Italy. An easy five stars. No review of mine could do this book justice.
The Island of Missing Trees
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak is a magnificent story about love, loss, identity, and nature. Set in 1974 Cyprus, the country is in turmoil between