Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordHistorical Fiction, 304 pages, Advanced Reader’s EditionBallantine Books an imprint of Random House PublishingAvailable in book stores end of January 2009 I’ve just finished reading this book by Jamie Ford … Continue reading
Museum of Human Beings by Colin Sargent (2008)Historical Fiction, 352 pagesMcBooks Press, Advance Reader’s Copy Read for Early Reviewers Group Synopsis of book as provided by the official web site:At the turn of the nineteenth century, the young Indian woman … Continue reading
The Glass of Time by Michael Cox (October 2008) Historical Fiction, 544 pages W. W. Norton, ARC Edition (2008) Courtesy of LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers This is a sequel to a book I have not read, however it stood on its … Continue reading
Sweetsmoke, David Fuller, 2008 Historical Fiction, 309 pages Hyperion Books, ARC Edition Synopsis taken from the author’s website: The year is 1862, and the Civil War is in full flame. Cassius Howard, a slave and carpenter on a tobacco … Continue reading
The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld (2006) Fiction, 464 pages Picador USA, Trade paperback (2007) Read for the To Be Read Challenge and the 888 Challenge Preface of the book according to the back cover: In the summer of … Continue reading
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (2005) Historical Fiction, 253 pages The Random House Publishing Group Random House Trade Paperback Edition Read for the 888 Challenge and the Historical Fiction Challenge As I noted in another post, … Continue reading
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Historical Fiction, 973 pages New American Library a division of Penguin FTC Disclosure: Purchased A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century … Continue reading
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (2005) Translated by Lucia Graves Historical Fiction, 487 Pages Penguin Group, New York Ten years old, and still grieving the tragic loss of his mother six years earlier, Daniel Sempere is … Continue reading