On my blog today, I am delighted to welcome ASYA PERELTSVAIG, with her debut historical novel, Murder in Petrograd. Centred on the assassination of Rasputin, the novel is set both in Russia in the early years of the 20th century but also in Oxford and California half a century later. What is the book about? …
Tag: 20th century
Samantha Wilcoxson: Luminous
On my blog today, SAMANTHA WILCOXSON is celebrating the 5th Publication Anniversary of her book Luminous, the "tragic true story of a radium girl", a biographical novel set between the two World Wars. What is the book about? Tragic true story of a radium girl. Catherine's life is set on an unexpected course when she …
Rosemary Hayward: Strait Lace
On my blog today, meet ROSEMARY HAYWARD and find out about Strait Lace, the first book in her series of historical novels. the Loxley Hall Books. Strait Lace is set in the early years of the 20th century, in Edwardian England. Here you can learn more about the book and read an excerpt from it. What …
Ann Bennett: The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu
I am delighted to be hosting ANN BENNETT on my blog today, as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour to celebrate the recent publication of The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu, the latest book in her Echoes of Empire collection of historical novels set in wartime south east Asia. Here you can find …
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Victoria Atamian Waterman: Who She Left Behind
Today I am delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Who She Left Behind, the recently published novel from VICTORIA ATAMIAN WATERMAN, which is set in different decades of the 20th century and tells the lesser-known story of bravery and survival amongst the Armenian people. Here, as well as the excerpt, you can find out …
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