Historical Novels

It was like a

It was like a page torn from a history book, from some historical novel about the captivity of babylon or Spanish Inquisition. Elie Wiesel

I’m not entirely sure what a historical novel absolutely has to be, but you don’t want a reader who loves a very traditional historical novel to go in with the expectation that this is going to deliver the same kind of reading experience. I think what’s contemporary about my book has something to do with … Read more

I loved reading historical

I loved reading historical novels when I was young, but I definitely don’t think I wrote one. When I read my book through, when it was completely done and in printed galleys, I was surprised by how uninterested in the passage of time and history the book seemed to be. Even though you can feel … Read more

I have rarely read

I have rarely read a more wonderful book than To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander. Rich with historical detail and fully developed characters, this novel held me spellbound until the last page. If you read one historical novel this year, make it To Win Her Favor. It will linger with you long after the … Read more

It was like a

I’m not entirely sure

I loved reading historical

I have rarely read

Historical novels are about

Actually my first eight

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