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March 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Waltz with Traitors by A.L. Sowards

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Czechoslovakia / Historical fiction / marriage-of-convenience / politics / rag-tag / Russia / Russian Revolution / War / Military / World War I5 Comments

The Former Russian Empire, 1918 Czech soldier Filip Sedlák never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help ... more >

March 14, 2023

REVIEW: Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / female pilots / flying / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction / pilot / Young-AdultNo Comments

From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes ... more >

March 10, 2023

REVIEW: Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / Agent/Spies/Undercover / anti-Semitism / family relationships / German-Americans / Historical / Historical fiction / Hollywood / inspirational / Los Angeles / Nazis / pre-WWII / sexual harassment / single mother7 Comments

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“What I am looking for—what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss—is a spy.” Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard. In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler ... more >

March 6, 2023

REVIEW: A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower by Patricia Bernstein

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / female friendship / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / historical romance / Jacobite / Jacobite rebellion / real person fiction / ScottishNo Comments

A thrilling tale, based on a true story, of one woman’s tremendous courage and incomparable wit in trying to rescue her husband from the Tower of London the night before he is to be executed. The heroine of A Noble Cunning, Bethan Glentaggart, Countess of Clarencefield, a persecuted Catholic noblewoman, ... more >

February 28, 2023

REVIEW: Silk and Stone by Dinah Dean

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads12th century / Anglo-Saxon / class differences / England / Historical / Historical fiction / medieval / needlework / Norman Conquest / religion / self discovery / stone mason2 Comments

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Sometimes the miracles you were praying for were there all along… Norman-born Elys de Wix fills her time with embroidery on the long pilgrimage to Rome to pray for healing of brother’s injury. She never thought much of it, until their new traveling companion, Saxon master-mason Aylwin, admires her skill. ... more >

January 25, 2023

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sunset Isles by Dinah Dean

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews11th century / Anglo-Saxon / arranged-marriage / Denmark / dysfunctional family / England / Historical / Historical fiction / medieval / Norman Conquest / Russia / shipboard / strong heroine / travel / Womens-FictionNo Comments

An epic journey of enlightenment, love, and discovering divine purpose, from Medieval England through to Denmark and Russia. England, 1066 Gytha is the devout but determined daughter of the rightful king of England, until her world is turned upside down by the death of her father, King Harold. Fleeing from ... more >

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