Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

Posted on April 15, 2024 by mysm2000

This is a book I read for book club although once I had read the cover description it is one I might have picked up on my own. I never care whether a book is written by a Canadian author, … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Posted on January 10, 2024 by mysm2000

The Prologue begins with these words: I believe in ghosts. They’re the ones who haunt us, the ones who have left us behind. Molly Ayer, a Penobscot born on Indian Island, might as well be an orphan: her father died in a … Continue reading →

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Lost Boy Found by Kirsten Alexander

Posted on January 8, 2024 by mysm2000

When Kirsten Alexander chanced upon a podcast in 2012 called “The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar” she was convinced there was a broader, deeper story here begging to be told. Bobby Dunbar was 4 years old when he wandered off from his … Continue reading →

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Japanese Lover, The, by Isabel Allende

Posted on July 27, 2023 by mysm2000

This is my favourite book so far by Isabel Allende. While the story is a romance, it is also a story of survival, heritage, compassion, and triumph. It introduced me to a time period in the US history of which … Continue reading →

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Songbook of Benny Lament, The, by Amy Harmon

Posted on June 19, 2023 by mysm2000

The Songbook of Benny Lament is partly a love story — the love between our hero, Benny, a white pianist/songwriter, and a singer named Esther, the daughter of a black boxer and a white New York socialite, Bo Johnson and … Continue reading →

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The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

Posted on September 9, 2022 by mysm2000

This book cover drew me in right away. I’ve always wanted to go to Venice, I like to sketch and hope to do more of it when I travel (although I must say with the digital camera age it is … Continue reading →

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The Dublin Girls by Cathy Mansell

Posted on July 11, 2021 by mysm2000

The Dublin Girls is basically a romance novel set in the backdrop of Dublin in the 1950s and features three sisters experiencing struggles quite likely common to the poorer population of the capital of Ireland. A family of three sisters … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf — March 26th, 2021

Posted on March 26, 2021 by mysm2000

Lots of books still On My Bookshelf.  I don’t seem to be getting through as many books as I would like yet so I’m only sharing 8 for the coming month and am hoping to get caught up.  A Top … Continue reading →

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People of the Raven by Kathleen O’Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear

Posted on March 12, 2021 by mysm2000

I was attracted to this book by the fact that it was written by archaeologists as I have an interest in archaeology fostered by the grade 5 & 6 curriculum I taught for several years in Ontario schools and since … Continue reading →

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Mystery Monday: On Folly Beach by Karen White

Posted on March 8, 2021 by mysm2000

Today’s title for Mystery Monday is by an author I’ve never read before, Karen White.  It’s called On Folly Beach.  It takes place in two different time periods centred around a small town on one of the barrier islands off … Continue reading →

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