==Historical fiction==
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{{newreview
|author=Carol Birch
|title=Jamrach's Menagerie
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=The novel is written in the first person by a young boy called Jaffy. He describes the poverty of his life at home which includes the delightful line 'We lived in the crow's nest of Mrs Reagan's house.' He also describes his struggling mother and his absent father. But I got the sense that here was a bright and resilient boy.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847676561</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Karen Maitland
|summary=The story opens with a vividly described cyclone in 1920s Macao. I found Lees' writing was such in the opening chapter that it felt almost apocalyptic. The loss of life, the damage to property and ... 'sounds of the surf regurgitating gurgling carcasses of belly-bulging cows.' I couldn't help but think of the real-life tragedy unfolding in Pakistan. I felt a bit queasy when I was reading this, to tell you the truth.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905207492</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Fiona Mountain
|title=Rebel Heiress
|rating=4
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Based on the life of a pioneer in the world of butterfly collecting, this novel was an enchanting and enthralling read. Born into a rigorously devout Puritan family, young Eleanor is an anomaly both in her outlook and attitude - and her butterfly collecting interests set her further apart from the more traditional ladies. The prejudices of the times are well explained, and the level of historical detail is sufficient to give the reader a good understanding of the tensions of the period.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848091656</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Seth Hunter
|title=The Price of Glory
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=This is the final book in Seth Hunter's trilogy about the naval adventures and private life of Captain Nathan Peake. While the other two books, The Time of Terror and [[The Tide of War by Seth Hunter|The Tide of War]], were fairly self-contained stories in themselves, the running thread of Nathan's private life continues over the three books and isn't really resolved until the final few paragraphs in The Price of Glory.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755343115</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Daisy Goodwin
|title=My Last Duchess
|rating=4
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=There's plenty to enjoy in this debut novel by Daisy Goodwin. And first up is the elegant cover. I wanted to read the book as soon as I saw the photograph: a beautiful girl with great presence about her. The thoughtful look on her face and lack of ring on her finger hinted at an intriguing story. It was also a fair bet that this historical fiction, set in the nineteenth century, was about a romance, suitable or unsuitable. So the cover complemented the story – a quite unusual feat, judging by other offerings I have seen recently.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755348060</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=James Forrester
|title=Sacred Treason
|rating=4
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=In London, in December 1563, the herald William Harley (known to everyone as Clarenceux) had no intention of becoming involved in one of the many Catholic plots against the young Queen Elizabeth, but he's unwittingly drawn into one when his friend and fellow Catholic, Henry Machyn, gave him a chronicle, telling him that it hid a secret which could cost Machyn his life. Clarenceux was sceptical until he was visited by Francis Walsingham's brutal enforcers and within a matter of a few hours he turns from a law-abiding citizen into a man on the run in search of clues which will tell him why the chronicle is so important.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0755356012</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ron Rash
|title=Serena
|rating=4
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=The reader is introduced to one of the two main characters straight away. George Pemberton. But everyone (even his new wife) calls him simply Pemberton. He's faced with an awkward and at the same time delicate situation and deals with it - with violence. No one seems too bothered, not even the local sheriff.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847674887</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
|title=The Complete Brigadier Gerard Stories
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Meet Brigadier Etienne Gerard. An officer in Napoleon's army, he is a boastful womaniser with a significantly higher opinion of his own intelligence than anyone around him – notably Napoleon himself. He's also brave, resourceful, fiercely loyal to his emperor and any woman he finds himself in love with, and above all, utterly, totally heroic.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847679196</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ben Kane
|title=The Road to Rome (Forgotten Legion Chronicles)
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=After years of wondering if their twin were still alive, Romulus and Fabiola happen to catch sight of each other on the docks at Alexandria. Their meeting isn't to last long, as Fabiola is being rushed to safety by her lover, Brutus, one of Caesar's most trusted generals and Romulus has just been press-ganged into an army about to go into battle. However, this chance meeting gives them additional strength, which they are certainly going to need to survive the struggles ahead.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848090153</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Margaret Muir
|title=Floating Gold
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=The novel opens with a description of the rotting remains of a human being battered by the waves on the beaches of the Isle of Wight. I cannot recall any book I have ever read starting on a more depressing note, but this is far from a depressing, or disappointing, story.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>070909051X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=E V Thompson
|title=No Less Than The Journey
|rating=3.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary= ''No Less Than The Journey'' concerns a young Cornish miner seeking a new life in America. He makes many interesting acquaintances and some rather arduous journeys in his quest to find a family member.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0709087551</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Katie Flynn
|title=Heading Home
|rating=4
|genre=Women's Fiction
|summary=Claudia is seven when this book opens, in Liverpool in 1926. She's a careful girl, perhaps a little spoilt, although clearly not wealthy. She enjoys the protection of thirteen-year-old Danny who comes from a poorer family, and evidently has something of a crush on Claudia. Even in this first chapter, she comes across as somewhat self-centred, wanting people to think well of her, but not naturally generous or empathic.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099520265</amazonuk>
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