The Sunshine Girls is another historical fiction that was a winner for me! It's a story about friendship and takes place in the 60-70's. This one had me hooked and I flew through this one. This goes back and forth thru time to tell the story. In the present time frame, a famous movie star… Continue reading The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader
Genre: Fiction / Historical / General
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline had been on my TBR for a long time. We read this for book club. This was a very touching story. If you like historical fiction this one is for you. Families looking for servants, farm labourers, or occasionally more children would come check out the orphans and see… Continue reading Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
The Island by Victoria Hislop
I thought the first half of this book was very slow and could have had 100 pages taken out. The last half of the book was amazing. If this wouldn't have been a book club book, I may have DNF'd this one, but I am glad I stuck with it. This was a slow burn.… Continue reading The Island by Victoria Hislop
Weyward by Emilia Hart
I am a Weyward, and wild inside. Weyward by Emilia Hart covers three main characters and three different time periods. I think Hart did an excellent job weaving together these stories. All three women are connected by blood. The author describes the setting down the the earthy smells at the family's grand family estate in… Continue reading Weyward by Emilia Hart
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
If I were to classify Symphony of Secrets, this would be a musical mystery/thriller. If you like Brendan Slocumb's first novel, The Violin Conspiracy, this one is one to also a literary masterpiece. Slocumb writes a clever, talented, smart novel filled with musical references. You don't have to be Mozart to enjoy this one though.… Continue reading Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
The Book Of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
A new novel inspired by historical events: a story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their story and its connection to her own students' lives.. Get ready to go on a wild ride with The… Continue reading The Book Of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
“They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty.” This historical fiction is told in a few POV's and two time periods. This one is told by three strong women who have a connection to a Lighthouse that forever changed… Continue reading The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor