B Reviews / Book ReviewsAustria / class differences / England / Historical / music / opera / post WWI / self made man / social privilege / Vienna8 Comments
In the spring of 1922, young Austrian Princess Theresa-Maria – known to her ancient aunts as ‘Putzerl’ – abandons her crumbling castle and her royal duties. Disguising herself simply as Tessa, she enrolls as under wardrobe mistress of the International Opera Company and soon loses herself in the intoxicating world ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsEnglish historical mystery / Historical / post WWI12 Comments
In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican historical / family relationships / First-Person / France / Historical / law-enforcement / love triangles / post WWI / Womens-Fiction / World War I3 Comments
In 1917, Meg Pritchard is a woman on the run. What better place to hide than a country at war? France, ravaged by the bombs and battles of World War I, is exactly where Meg plans to disappear. But while Meg may be running away from, she’s also running to ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews1920s / 20th century / England / Ghost / Paranormal / paranormal romance / post WWI / psychic2 Comments
“London, 1925. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. Now she’s been murdered at one of her own seances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter. Ellie doesn’t contact the ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Diary / dual-timeline / England / paramedic / post WWI / PTSD / War / Military / World War I1 Comments
Once upon a time I would have trusted him with my life, but the Alfie I fell in love with seems to have disappeared, and I’m afraid I’ll never find him again. 1918 – As victory bells sound across London, Rose Barker waits for her darling husband Alfie to come ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Anglo-Indian / country house party / England / Ghost / murder mystery / non-romance / post WWI2 Comments
A delightful English cozy series begins in August 1924. Lady Adelaide Compton has recently (and satisfactorily) interred her husband, Major Rupert Charles Cressleigh Compton, hero of the Somme, in the family vault in the village churchyard. Rupert died by smashing his Hispano-Suiza on a Cotswold country road while carrying a ... more >