Tag: #historicalfiction

What Will People Think? – Sara Hamdan (Audio Narrator – Reem Edan)

I am so glad I requested this audio book from NetGalley! Mia is first generation Palestinian American, raised by her grandparents since the death of her father. Her mother died when she was born and that side of the family had no interest in Mia, born of a marriage they disapproved of. Mia and her … Continue reading What Will People Think? – Sara Hamdan (Audio Narrator – Reem Edan) →

The Good Liars – Anita Frank (Audio Narrator – Kristin Atherton)

Admission: I kept listening to this WWI - centered British mystery when I was distracted. I almost made a serious mistake! I almost decided not to finish it. There are so many fine books out there to read and so little time. But I decided to be fair to "The Good Liars" and to start … Continue reading The Good Liars – Anita Frank (Audio Narrator – Kristin Atherton) →

Sometimes, you just need a cozy Victorian Romantic Historical Fiction Mystery or three…:

The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart (Audible) – Nancy Campbell Allen,  Narrator – Dannielle Cohen An enjoyable historical fiction romance/detective novel.  Amelie Hampton, orphaned daughter from the wrong branch of the well-regarded, well-born Hamptons, lives in a rooming house owned by her Aunt Sallie, who raised Amelie and her two cousins after each lost their parents.  They all work for … Continue reading Sometimes, you just need a cozy Victorian Romantic Historical Fiction Mystery or three…: →

The Stolen Child – Ann Hood (audio narrator Jefferson Mays)

"The Stolen Child" is a beautifully written book and Jefferson Mays provided exceptional narration in the audio version. We move among characters from Nick, first shown in WWI in a trench in France; to Jenny, a 19 year old college dropout waitressing at IHop in the early 1970's; to Enzo, a Nativity set craftsman in … Continue reading The Stolen Child – Ann Hood (audio narrator Jefferson Mays) →

Thunder Bay – William Kent Krueger (Audible Narrator David Chandler)

So delighted that someone recommended William Kent Krueger's writing in a post I read. I jumped into the middle of the Cork O'Conner series because Audible included some of his work in its plus catalogue. (lets you have additional books at no additional charge). This is the 7th book in the series. Cork's close friend … Continue reading Thunder Bay – William Kent Krueger (Audible Narrator David Chandler) →

The Highgate Cemetery Murder – Irina Shapiro (Audio narrator – Imogen Church)

I greatly enjoyed what I now understand to be a first entry in at least a two part series featuring Gemma Tate, a thirty-something year old nurse who served in Crimea under Florence Nightingale and Sebastian Bell, a talented but opium using police detective. It is 1858. Victorian London. Women are decidedly expected to stay … Continue reading The Highgate Cemetery Murder – Irina Shapiro (Audio narrator – Imogen Church) →

The Curse of Penryth Hall – Jess Armstrong (Audio Version)

Darn. I checked to see if this novel is part of an ongoing series because the characters definitely merit ongoing status. If it is, The Curse of Penryth Hall is the debut entry in the series. This is an easy to read historical fiction mystery set in Exeter and Cornwall a few years after the … Continue reading The Curse of Penryth Hall – Jess Armstrong (Audio Version) →