Pages: 416Published: 7th February 2019Genre: Historical FictionContent warning: Child death This was a buddy read with my friend Pauliina @ The Bookaholic Dreamer. We had lots of thoughtful and fun in-depth discussions during the course of reading the book. Thank you so much, Pauliina! Lancashire, 1612. Fleetwood Shuttleworth is 17-years-old, married and pregnant for the fourth time. But … Continue reading Book Review – The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Pages: 312Published: 2nd May 2019Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Animal cruelty, sexual content London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange … Continue reading Book Review – The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Pages: 423Published: 3rd July 2014Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, sexual references, animal cruelty On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but … Continue reading Book Review – The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Pages: 288Published: 11th January 2018Genre: Historical Fiction This book is based on a deeply moving and often heartbreaking true story. I have taken the synopsis from Amazon, as the one on Goodreads gives too much away for those not familiar with the story of Lale and Gita. I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her … Continue reading Book Review – The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
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