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{{newreview|author= Martine Bailey|title= The Penny Heart|rating= 5|genre= Historical Fiction|summary=After living a life of crime in order to scrape by, Mary Jebb is spared from the gallows – and banished to Australia. Before leaving for the penal colony of Botany Bay, she sends two engraved penny heart tokens to key players in her world. One of these takes us to Delafosse Hall, where Mary’s story meets that of shy artist Grace Moore – and yet more confidence tricks begin.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444769855 </amazonuk!-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Amitav GhoshTananarive Due|title=Flood of Fire (Ibis Trilogy 3)The Reformatory|rating=45

|summary=1839 and the repercussions of the sinking of the Ibis and the Chinese clampdown on opium smuggling go onGracetown, Florida. June 1950. Now widowed by the marine disasterAfter a scuffle with a white boy, Shireen Modhi twelve year-old Robbie Stephens Jr is given an opportunity sentenced to discover her late husbandsix months at the Gracetown School for Boys, otherwise known as the Reformatory. It's legacy although it means journeying alone from India to China. Former sailor Zachary Reid finds life landside to be a little complicated when he becomes place with a 'mystery' (craftsman) attached to brutal and dark reputation. But the Indian home segregated reformatory is a chamber of a British opium traderhorrors, despite its fringe benefitshaunted by the boys that have died there. East India Company sepoy officer Kesri Singh is also a little unsettledIn order to survive the school governor and his Funhouse, especially when he discovers he Robert must prepare for a war that, in some way or other, will affect them allenlist the help of the school's ghosts – only they have their own motivations...|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0719569001</amazonuk>1803366532}}{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jean RavencourtKatherine Howe|title=A Lover's PinchTrue Account

|genre=Historical General Fiction|summary=Hettie (Henriette Hannah Masury is living in Boston, having been sent to live with a family who run an inn, and being made to work there from a young age. When she hears there is to be formal) has grown up a hanging of some pirates in straitened timesthe town, she decides to go and watch. Her mother was Enthralled and horrified in equal measure, Hannah finds herself embroiled in a former mistress young boy's death at the hands of Charles IX but now Henri IV is on the thronetwo vicious pirates. A different king means different favourites She hides away, so that they don't find and Hettie’s family have kill her too, and then to escape them completely she runs away to live on sea, dressing as a boy and joining the memory and favours of othersnotorious Ned Low's pirate ship as a cabin boy. However Hettie has attracted She soon finds herself in the attention thick of Henri which things when there is enough to give a mutiny on board, and from there we are caught up in her mother ideas. She’s not the only one though: King’s mistress Gabrielle d’Estrees also has plans for the teenage girl. Hettie is definitely embarking rip roaring tale of life on an adventure but the twists it takes are unforeseen by anyone and dangerous to allocean waves.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>B00UEL4XLW</amazonuk>0861547438

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Patricia DunckerSarah Marsh|title=Sophie and the Sibyl: A Victorian RomanceSign of Her Own|rating=43.5|genre=Historical General Fiction|summary=''Sophie and the Sibyl'', consciously modelled on John Fowles's ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'', is After a postmodern blending bout of historyscarlet fever as a child, fiction, and metafictional commentaryEllen Lark loses her hearing. Brothers Max and Wolfgang Duncker really were George Eliot's German publishers Suddenly plunged into a world of silence, but the accident of their surname matching the author's makes them everything about her clever stand-inlife changes. As the novel opens in 1872, the venerable English author is exploring Homburg and Berlin Living in a time when the company use of her 'husband' while ushering her latest novelsign language was seen as something only savages do, ''Middlemarch''Ellen is sent to a school where she is taught to lip read, into German translationbut physically restrained from signing. Max From here, she ends up in another school studying under Alexander Graham Bell who has been teaching the deaf and using a young cad fond of casinos system called Visible Speech. At the same time, Bell is working on other inventions and brothels, has two tasks: ensuring Eliot's loyalty to their publishing houseideas, and securing Countess Sophie von Hahn's hand Ellen finds herself unwittingly caught up in marriagea complicated tangle of espionage.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>140886052X</amazonuk>1035401614

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Laura BeattyClaire North|title=DarklingHouse of Odysseus|rating=2.5|genre=Historical Literary Fiction|summary= Brilliana Harley is ''What could matter more than love?'' The follow-up to the excellent ''Ithaca'' picks up a seventeenth century Puritanfew months after where we left off. In the palace of Odysseus, and a Roundhead in a county of Puritans. Driven with delicate care Queen Penelope continues to defend both rule without her beliefs husband, who sailed to war at Troy and then by divine intervention never returned home in . As ever she remains surrounded by suitors vying for the front throne of total aggression, Brilliana must take charge and defend her home, all the while consumed with longing for an absent husbandWestern Isles. She soon comes under a brutal Having survived – politically and unrelenting siege, and will struggle physical – the chaotic storm that Clytemnestra brought to survive. In the present dayIthaca's shores, Mia Morgan Queen Penelope is researching on the life brink of Brilliana Harley, hoping to finish a book begun by her late ex-loverfragile peace. As she struggles to come to term One that shatters however with her griefthe return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and to rebuild a life from what she has lefthis sister Elektra, Mia finds her life becoming irrevocably entwined with that of the tragic Brillianaseeking refuge. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>009958414X</amazonuk>0356516075

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Ben KaneB0C7J9D21B|title=Eagles at WarA Captive in Algiers (Muhammed Amalfi Mysteries)|author=A J Lewis|rating=4.5

|summary=WarWhen we first meet our hero, what his name is Ettore and he lives at The House of Beautiful Swallows. Idyllic as this might sound, it good 's a bordello and Ettore's mother died when he was born. He's not been short of mothers, though - but for? Looking at the ever buoyant historic fiction genre someone of his background in late-eighteenth-century Amalfi, it would appear that war is great for selling books's difficult to obtain decent employment. This is especially the case The stint working with the Romans; there preparation of anchovies didn't work out and bastards are more books about Ancient Roman battles than there were mad Caesarsconsidered bad luck on fishing boats. One of the leading names in the historic fiction genre is Ben Kane Ettore was nothing if not resourceful - and determined - and when it was not long before he releases the first book in had a successful business as a new series fans of the genre take notice, but would they be right to do so?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848094043</amazonuk>guide for visitors. He was even saving some money.

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Diney CosteloeEssie Fox|title=The Throwaway ChildrenFascination

|summary=They seemed like The Victorian era is incredibly over-romanticised as a perfect little family unit: Mavis and her two young daughterssetting for historical fiction (matched only, perhaps, Rita and Rosie. But widowed Mavis needed a man in her life and violent bully Jimmy was only too happy by the Second World War) which has often led to enjoy the perks of such more than a relationship, even if few writers mishandling it meant putting up with her troublesome children. When Mavis finds herself pregnant with JimmyThere's baby, he agrees to marry her on one condition: the girls have to go. Distraught Mavis chooses her man over her children, setting in motion such a tragic chain glut of events media set in the era that leads the hallmarks we've come to associate with it are familiar to the girls point of being sent cliched, hackneyed even. All this is simply to illustrate that it would be an orphanage thousands of miles away in Australiaeasy thing to do poorly. “The Throwaway Children” follows the lives of Rita But despite that, something about it still grabs me – and Rosie something about this book's description did as they struggle to make sense of this new, unfamiliar worldwell.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1784970018</amazonuk>1914585526

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Suzannah DunnNicole Jarvis|title=The Lady of MisruleA Portrait in Shadow

|summary=Elizabeth Tilney volunteers to accompany Lady Jane Grey to the Tower ''I want all of London. Elizabeth would be attendant Florence to the young deposed Protestant queen while Janeknow my name''s husband Guildford Dudley is kept  Cast out from Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking an adjacent tower. Her feelings for him are less than devotional whereas he still feels oasis in which her art can find a responsibility towards home and where her, mixed with his fear and anger at what has gone before and what may lie aheadfuture can thrive rather than stagnate. However Jane is treated well by But as some as she enters Florentine society she faces great opposition from the new Queen Mary despite powerful Accademia, the difference in self-proclaimed guardians of the new and old queens' faiths. Does Jane healing magics that through paintings have anything the power to fear? Spending her time with Jane protect the city and its citizens from plagues and as a messenger to Guildford, Elizabeth hopes not but she hears rumourscurses.The all-male Accademia has hoarded power over art and architecture for centuries and guard it above all else.To them, Artemisia – an ambitious young woman who promises trouble and change – has no place amongst them and their society.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1408704668</amazonuk>1803362340

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Dan SimmonsThomas D Lee|title=The Fifth HeartPerilous Times|rating=43|genre=Historical FictionFantasy|summary=On ''Hate is the path of least resistance'' Set in the near-distant future, in a rainy night in March 1893 Henry James stands world on a Paris bridgethe verge of climate collapse, about to end it allBritain is in great peril. Next The British Isles desperately needs a hero (or several) to him sidles Sherlock Holmes, about to do save the sameday and rescue what little remains. Instead of jumping, Holmes drags James off for a drink and decides that they will go to America to solve a 17-yearWhat no-old murder case. The supposed victim, socialite Clover Adams, is believed to have committed suicide but one expected was that doesn't deter Sherlockone of the Knights of the Round Table would answer the call. He's off, Henry James is going with him and that's that!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0751560952</amazonuk>0356518523

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Katherine ClementsG K Holloway|title=The Silvered HeartIn the Shadows of Castles|rating=4.5

|summary= Katherine Ferrers is a young orphan – growing up We begin after the momentous battle in 1066 and on the turbulent period day of William of Normandy's coronation as King of England. William's position is not secure and the English Civil War, she new king has little choice but many challenges. Imposing authority through a coronation is important. And William is right to marry for worry. While the sake of her familyprevious king, Harold, is dead and to trust her considerable inheritance into the care likelihood of her husband. As the war comes to an endmore pitched battles is over, and those who supported the losing King rebels are punished severely, Katherine finds herself with no money, few friends, stirring and much of the country does not wish to recognise a house that has become a prisonnew overlord. Wishing for a life away from her cold, oft absent husband, Katherine meets a man who changes her life, with Katherine choosing to join him in a life that provides her with the excitement she craves – and yet may prove all too dangerous…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472204247</amazonuk>1800422466

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lydia Syson3949666079|title=Liberty's FireNoema|author=Dael Akkerman

|genre=TeensGeneral Fiction|summary=Paris in the uneasy and violent months between March and May 1871 is an inspired setting for this tense, dramatic novel. ''Liberty's Fire'' This is Lydia Syson's third work of fiction and certainly ensures a story about some things that she will not be stereotyped into any single historical periodhappened to me about twelve thousand years ago. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>147140367X</amazonuk> }}{{newreview|author=Laura Madeleine|title=The Confectioner's Tale'|rating=4.5|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=Petra Maya is researching the life of late historian, author, critic and greatly missed grandfather JG Stevenson when she should really be writing a dissertation for her doctorate. While looking through his belongings she comes across a photo taken young girl living in Paris at the turn of the 20th century and an intriguing note in his handwriting. Petra has never consciously realised that Grandpa Jim (as he was to her) had been to France so the revelation spurs her on against all odds, an unscrupulous competitor and academic pressure. Gradually the search reveals a romance and notorious scandal; hunter gatherer village during the sort of scandal would lead a man to regret it for the rest of his lifeMesolithic era. Meanwhile in 1909, Guillaume du Frere moves to France from the provinces in order to escape poverty and changes his life completelyClimate change is occurring, although not in the way he'd expected.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784160725</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sally Wragg|title=The Angel and the Sword|rating=3.5|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=We met the people from Loxley New Hall in [[Loxley by Sally Wragg|Loxley]] but we've moved on quite a few years as we rejoin them for the story Sea of ''The Angel Grass encroaches further and the Swordfurther into Maya''. Harrys forest home, eleventh Duke of Loxley and food is dead becoming more and more scarce. What to do? Can the title has been inherited by his daughter - she's a lucky girl as that doesn't happen too often in the world of Debrett's. She's only law givers in her mid teens, but Katherine, her grandmother is uneasy about her friendship with Bill, a local boy. She was very sniffy when her son married Bronwyn, the daughter federation of a doctor and only really came around villages muster peaceful ways to cope? Can the idea when Bron made Traveller, a good fist of running the estate when the Duke went off to the trenches with every able-bodied man on spiritual figure who interprets the estate.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0719814308</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Barbara Erskine|title= The Darkest Hour|rating=4|genre=Historical Fiction|summary= In the summer of 1940, at the start of the Battle Britain, Evie Lucas has two things on her mind. She paints pictures wisdom of the war and she has fallen in love with TonyAll Life, a young pilot.Seventy years later, Lucy, an art historian, begins a study into Evie’s life. Lucy is recently widowed and hopes to find solace in the engrossing project. Instead, she finds secrets that people have been working hard to protect for over half a century – and her discoveries have a profound impact on her own life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007513151</amazonuk>provide solutions?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jessie Burton1529125898|title=The MiniaturistGodmersham Park|author=Gill Hornby

|summary=''The MiniaturistIf it were not for the casual dereliction of the odd gentleman'' is a meticulously researched wonder of a book. Burtons duty, her imagination fired by a trip there would no women to the Rijksmuseum, where teach well-bred daughters at all.'' Anne Sharpe was thirty-one years old when she viewed arrived at Godmersham Park to take up the wealthy Amsterdammer merchant’s wife Petronella Oortman’s elaborate 1686 cabinet dolls' house, revels in creating her fictional worldposition of governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen. She imbues it with authentic details including descriptions had no experience of teaching but this was a case of actual rooms, pieces necessity. Until the death of commissioned arther mother, Anne had a parrot’s cage, food made comfortable life and was loved by both parents although her father was frequently absent from waxthe household. When her mother died, furniture made her father cast her off and would have nothing more to exact scale and miniature puppetsdo with her. She is No explanation was offered but she would receive an annuity of £35 a word smith, painting a rich canvas of imagery and emotions for the readeryear. Her ‘Nella’ Oortman is a tentative rural bride of 18 embarking on a union with an oldermaid, Agnes, learned man of languages who has a warehouse full of strange curiositieswould receive nothing but was fortunately taken in by some neighbours.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447250931</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Andrea ChapinMelissa Fu |title=The TutorPeach Blossom Spring

|genre=Women's Historical Fiction|summary=Katherine de LI loved the prelude to Peach Blossom Spring, a short chapter entitled ''Isle comes to live with her uncle Sir EdwardOrigins's family at Lufanwal Hall when she's widowed after only a year of marriage. A fine home and Unfortunately it is the bosom only truly poetic part of the family should be a place of safety but not in this casebook that I expected more from. This is 1590 in Queen ElizabethCovering Chinese history from 1938 to 2005 as viewed through one family's protestant England perspective. When their home city is set ablaze during the war with Japan, a young mother (Meilin) and Katherine's family her four-year-old son (Renshu) are Roman Catholics; something they thought was a secret till their priest is found murdered on their land. Life must go on thoughamong those who flee. The children of the household are raised and educated almost story follows them on the periphery of Katherine's vision until she meets their tutorjourney across China, a certain Midlands' glove makerand in Renshu's son called William Shakespearecase eventually to America. |amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>024196816X</amazonuk>1472277538

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Fannie Flagg1916072038|title=The All-Girl Filling Station's Last ReunionHouse in the Hollow (The Talbot Saga)|author=Allie Cresswell

|genre=Women's Historical Fiction|summary=2005 Alabama: Sookie Earle awakes one morning a 59 We meet part of the Talbot family in Yorkshire in November 1811. Twenty-seven-year -old happily married female Methodist with American roots that go way back Jocelyn Talbot and her mother have travelled in some discomfort from their home at Ecklington, to the house in history and a wonderfully steadfast dentist husbandthe hollow. However before she goes to bed that night all that (apart from the married The two women are angry with each other and Jocelyn is well aware of her mother's strengths and female bits) will change.weaknesses:

1940s Wisconsin: a Polish immigrant family lose their men to wartime conscription and so have to make ''She is practiced at subterfuge, at concealing, beneath a go facade of their family gas station alone. Fritzi and her sisters rise to the challenge and then take on another more dangerous adventurerespectability, taking to the skies for the war effortdeplorable truth''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099593149</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Kate Williams|title=The Storms of War|rating=3Hester is furious about Jocelyn's refusal to do as she was asked, which has precipitated ''this violent and unexpected removal''.5|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=England - 1914. The de Witt family live in Stoneythorpe Hall, an English manor that allows them to lead lives Then we are told of relative luxury. Behind the ornate doors and heavy drapes birth of the house though, things are less than ideal - the approaching shadow of war makes things increasingly difficult for German born Rudolf, a child and Verena struggles to find her role in both the home and society. With their sons studying, one daughter marrying and one fast growing upsoon after, war will change all that these people knowHester Talbot departs, leaving Jocelyn in shame and force them to either adapt, or suffer untold consequencesisolation in Yorkshire.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409144887</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=A Place Called WinterAnnabel Abbs|authortitle=Patrick GaleThe Language of Food

|summary=''A Place called Winter'' Eliza Acton is a poet who has never had the story of Harry Cane, a young man in Edwardian Englandslightest inclination to boil an egg. Left When tasked with writing a sizeable inheritancecookery book, Harry follows traditionshe recruits Ann Kirby, marrying and raising a young childlocal woman with a troubled home life. A passionate affairTogether, howeverthey test, forces Harry into exile, separated from all that he knowscraft, refine and forced to try his hand as a farmer in reshape the plains world of Canada. In Canada he finds love and acceptancedomestic cookery, although reinventing the fragile happiness is soon threatened by recipe book and changing the return face of an old enemy, war, and madnesscookery writing forever.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472205294</amazonuk>1398502227

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Karen MaitlandFreya Marske|title=The Raven's HeadA Marvellous Light|rating=54

|summary=In 13th century EnglandRobin Blyth is nudged into a job in the Civil Service, Gisa, niece much to his chagrin. There he meets Edwin Courcey and ward of an apothecary attracts learns that the attention of one streets of his more sinister clientsLondon are threaded with magic. Elsewhere Wilky, Desperate to remove a small childcurse that threatens to swallow him, is taken from his parents in lieu of a debt and then taken Robin follows Edwin to a monastery which is a cover for something less than Christian. Meanwhile in Francethe countryside, Vincent, a scribe's apprentice, is framed for a theft where the hedgegrows bristle with incantations and has to run for his lifethe people shimmer with power. The three will meet but under circumstances There they uncover a sinister plot that turn out to be threatens the stuff lives of dark, bloody nightmaresall magicians in the British Isles.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472215060</amazonuk>1529080886

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Berlie DohertyB09F4CTKJR|title=Far From HomeFlights for Freedom|author= Steven Burgauer

|summary=Lizzie It's the later stages of World War I and Emily Jarvis can no longer be in the care of their mother as she United States has just entered the conflict. Petrol Petronus is a young American who has become severely illsigned up and joined the 17 Aero Squadron. She leaves them This company was the first US Aero Squadron to be trained in the care of her best friend, a cook, but when things go wrongCanada, the girls are sent first to be attached to the Victorian mills where they are worked each day till they are beyond exhausted RAF and the only thing first to be sent into the skies to fight the Germans in active combat. But before that keeps them going is counting down can happen, Petrol has to master flying the days till they are able to leavenotoriously difficult but majestic Sopwith Camel.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007578822</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Emily BullockChristophe Medler|title=The Longest FightMadrigal: A Closely Guarded Secret|rating=3.54

|summary=Jack Munday Set against the backdrop of the English Civil War, a secret plan (code-named Madrigal) is discovered by Sir Robert Douse in the summer of 1642. As a retired boxer wholoyal servant of the King, even in his primeand Head of the Secret Service, wasn’t quite good enough, so now older and wiser Jack hopes it is Robert's duty to hit uncover the big time as a manager details of the plan and believes that in Frank he has found a fighter who could get him there. Frank is young, naïve, eager follow the clues to learn with a lot uncover one of talent and Jack discovers him just the most guarded secrets in time to take him under his wing before any other more established managers history—especially since the plot could sign him up. The pair make a pretty good team and Frank starts to build up an impressive boxing record and fan base and Jack sees his dreams and hard graft about to reach fruition but things are rarely simple and life, love and shady characters get in affect the wayKing.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1908434538</amazonuk>B095HY8SXQ

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=DK Wilson1471187179|title=The Traitor's MarkA Beautiful Spy|author=Rachel Hore

|summary=When war Minnie is declared an 'ordinary' girl living an unexciting life in a leafy provincial suburb. The book is set in the 1930s and Minnie is expected to live up to her brother joins the RAF, mother's expectations and find a nice young Carolyn Maddison makes it clear that she plans man to follow in his footsteps marry, produce children and join spend the WAAF as soon as she turns eighteen. Despite rest of her parents' objections, she stays true to days looking after her word husband and soon receives an invitation to report to the Air Ministry for trainingtheir home. In her first weeks with the WAAF Unfortunately, Carolyn experiences heartbreaking loss this isn't what she wants to do at all and witnesses an horrific accident that causes her neither does she want to make a rash vow: never to get emotionally involved with continue working as a pilotsecretary. However, as As a pretty young girl stationed at result of a base full of dashing young airmenchance meeting, she finds it increasingly difficult to keep her resolveherself drawn into espionage, especially when funworking for the secret service and effectively living a double life -loving Vera arrives at attempting to infiltrate the base Communist Party of Great Britain. Minnie finds herself torn between what she perceives as her duty and starts flirting with Rick, the man that friends she just turned downhas made - and likes - whilst working for the Communist Party.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0349402698</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Hermione EyreAfonso Cruz and Rahul Bery (translator)|title=Viper WineKokoschka's Doll|rating=42.5|genre=Historical Literary Fiction|summary=Venetia Stanley lives in Seventeeth century London. A celebrated beautyWell, she has had poems written in honour of herthis looked very much like a book I could love from the get-go, which is why I picked my review copy up and portraits painted by one of the leading artists flipped pages over several times before actually reading any of the timeit. Married I found things to potentially delight me each time – a weird section in the middle on darker stock paper, a handsomechapter whose number was in the 20,000s, letters used as narrative form, kind and adventurous so on. It intrigued with the subterranean voice a man, Venetia is kept hears in a life wartorn Dresden that what little I knew of luxury, andit mentioned, at first glance - has everything she could ever have dreamed oftoo. Except Venetia is not happy. A woman who has made her name and fortune because of her beauty, she is convinced But you've seen the star rating that her allure is quickly slipping through her fingers. Signing a pact comes with an apothecary for his famed restorative 'Viper Wine'this review, Venetia is set and can tell that if love was on a dangerous paththese pages, it was not actually caused by them. So what happened?|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0099581663</amazonuk>1529402697

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Lesley J NickellChristina Hammonds Reed|title=The White Queen of Middleham: Sprigs of Broom 1|rating=4|genre=Historical Fiction|summary= Anne Neville, as youngest daughter of 'Kingmaker' Richard Earl of Warwick, grows up with all the advantages of 15th century aristocracy. Unfortunately Anne is also female so her life is used to expedite her father's plans. The dreams and innocent affections of the delicate child are dashed as she faces exile and a loveless marriage to the son of domineering Margaret of Anjou. It doesn't get better straight after that either as virtual imprisonment and then slavery follow his death. While England is tossed and turned by the houses of York and Lancaster, all Anne wants is the peaceful solitude of holy orders. That may be what she wants, but her God still has other ideas…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1861512082</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=David Churchill|title=The Leopards of Normandy: Devil: Leopards of Normandy 1Black Kids

|genre=Historical FictionTeens |summary=Robert, the youngest son of the 4th Duke of Normandy, follows his fatherChristina Hammonds Reed's bequest to debut novel is set against the letter rather than the spirit and claims backdrop of the castle at Falaise which should have gone to Richard1992 Los Angeles riots, his elder brother. This will be a decision that will shape reaction to the rest absolution of his life but the legacy that he and his low-born lover Herleva will be remembered four police officers for is their sonbeating a black man, Rodney King, William the Bastard. An unfamiliar name perhaps until we realise that history will call him William the Conqueror.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472219171</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Toby Clements|title=Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims (Kingmaker 1)|rating=4|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=February 1460: Canon Thomas and Sister Katherine have always equated their priory with values like piety and safety. However when soldiers on horseback arrive this is proven nearly to be a misconception and the two flee for their livesdeath. This is Told from the first time they've been in perspective of Ashley Bennett, the outside world since childhood but soon realise there's more to it than they bargained for. It's naturally novel follows her evolution from a dangerous place at any time but this is 15th century England - the War silent bystander when confronted with matters of the Roses is about race, to begin. Survival depends on worldly wisdom, something they don’t actually teach nuns or monksa woman finding her voice and embracing her heritage.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0099585871</amazonuk>1471188191