Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Jennifer Robson: Bell City Author Series

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

In January, the Brantford Public Library began the Bell City Author Series with a fabulous evening with Jennifer Robson.  After previously meeting her in Burlington (May 2017) and learning about Goodnight from London, I was thrilled that she spent most of … Continue reading →

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5. Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

“I assumed that when the story finished, life would continue and I would go back to being myself.  But it wasn’t true.  The stories got longer and longer, and I got smaller and smaller”. Do Not Say We Have Nothing … Continue reading →

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100. Christmas in Paris (Gaynor & Webb)

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

As part of my Christmas Reading Challenge, Christmas in Paris was set during the Great War in both London and France.  It told the story of Tom, who was reflecting back on his life after the passing of his wife. … Continue reading →

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89. Caroline: Little House Revisited (Sarah Miller)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

Reading Caroline:  Little House Revisited was like a guilty pleasure.  It enabled me to revisit the lives of Charles, Caroline, Mary and Laura Ingalls as they travelled from the Little House in the Big Woods to Kansas in 1870.  As … Continue reading →

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88. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (Lisa See)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane is my December book club pick.  My hold came available very quickly, from the library,  so I “read” it early (via audio book).  It is historical fiction set in the remote village of Yunnan … Continue reading →

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81. Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by

Alias Grace has been waiting on my bookshelf for a long time.  I am lucky to have signed copy after meeting Margaret Atwood this past November as she spoke about The Heart Goes Last.  She has been in the news … Continue reading →

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76-77. Summer Reading Blitz # 3

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

76. The Town that Drowned (Riel Nason) As part of the Cross-Canada Summer Reading Challenge, The Town that Drowned was my choice from New Brunswick.  Described as a Young Adult novel it was a fictional story of a family impacted … Continue reading →

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66. Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

Thank you to Simon and Schuster who sent a copy of Manhattan Beach through a Goodreads Giveaway!  It was fantastic to read an advance reader copy before it was on sale in stores! Manhattan Beach is a historical fiction novel … Continue reading →

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59. Tell (Frances Itani)

Posted on September 10, 2017 by

This summer, the County of Brant library hosted a literary bingo filling the squares with Canadian authors.  Although I did not complete the card (since I was so busy reading through the provinces and territories with my Cross Canada Challenge), … Continue reading →

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57. The Outlander (Gil Adamson)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

As I read my way through a Cross-Canada Reading challenge, The Outlander (not the version with the hot Scottish guy and his time travelling wife which I have also read), was my choice based in Alberta.  It is also from … Continue reading →

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