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dark and fearful atmosphere a study in contrasts flourishes and effects well written historical fictionFrom the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water).
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historical murder mystery a character study 19th century mystery-crime subtle, moving and chillingShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
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sobering and often sad beautiful and poetic a classic of place deeply thought provokingA huge, humane revelation of a novel is set in rural Iceland in the early twentieth century, written by the Nobel prize-winner dubbed the 'Tolstoy of the North'. A magnificent portrait of the eerie Icelandic landscape and a man's dogged struggle for ... More details on Independent People
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reading overlong encyclopedia entries well-researched, interesting, and accurate engaging and engrossing tone clunky expository styleAs The Dream of the Celt opens, it is the summer of 1916 and Roger Casement awaits the hangman in London's Pentonville Prison. Dublin lies in ruins after the disastrous Easter Rising led by his comrades of the Irish Volunteers. He has been caught aft... More details on The Dream of the Celt
When they opened the door to his cell, the street noise that the stone walls had muffled came in along with the stream of light and a blast of wind, and Roger woke in alarm. Blinking, still confused, ...
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the slam-bang ending a transporting novel tough, no-nonsense writing predictable and unrealisticIn this masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room, an English nurse is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle - a girl said to have survived without food for month - and soon finds herself fighting to ... More details on The Wonder
He carried her trunk to what he called the jaunting car. An Irish misnomer; nothing jaunty about this bare cart. Lib settled herself on the single bench down the middle, her boots hanging closer to th...
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languid, evocative prose thoroughly engaging and entertaining straight historical fiction deep historical fictionWINNER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
In seventh-century Britain, a new religion is coming ashore and small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. Hild is the king's youngest niece, with a glittering mind and a natural author... More details on Hild
THE CHILD’S WORLD CHANGED late one afternoon, though she didn’t know it. She lay at the edge of the hazel coppice, one cheek pressed to the moss that smelt of worm cast and the last of the sun, listen...
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clear but poetic mystery historical fiction mystery, historical fiction short story collectionsShortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award
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Rósa sits in the baðstofa of the croft that newly belongs to her and her mamma. A biting plume of wind shafts through the gaps between the turf wall and the tiny window, which is made of pale sheepski...
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melodic and almost entrancing big bold writing a chilling nordic thriller historical murder mysteryA compelling historical thriller set in 1700s Sweden from an exciting new literary talent.
"Exquisitely suspenseful, beautifully written, and highly recommended." - Lee Child
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Frederika wanted to scream. Dorotea was slowing them down. She dragged behind her the branch she ought to be using as a whip, and Frederika had to work twice as hard to keep the goats moving. The morn...
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lyrical and eloquent lyrical and evocative spare but poetic language tender and harshIn this magical debut, a couple's lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep.
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Mabel was too long at the window. The raven had since flown away above the treetops. The sun had slipped behind a mountain, and the light had fallen flat. The branches were bare, the grass yellowed gr...
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