Category Archives: Historical fiction

>Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

> I love History, fiction and non-fiction, and I love Andrea Levy so it’s great to read that she’s won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for her latest novel, The Long Song. The judging paneldescribed The Long Song, … Continue reading →

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>As the Earth Turns Silver by Alison Wong

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Librarians with Altitude

> As the Earth Turns Silver by Alison Wong PUBLICATION DATE: 2009 No PAGES: 260 TIME PERIOD: 1905 – 1922 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: New Zealand, chiefly Wellington and Dunedin. CATEGORY: Adult fiction. Historical fiction. New Zealand. PLOT SUMMARY: The Wong brothers, … Continue reading →

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>A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

> A reliable wife Plot Summary : Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for “a reliable wife.” But when … Continue reading →

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>The Good, the Bad, the Ugly : Reviewed by You

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

>A review by Library user, Joy, in one of our The Good, the Bad, the Ugly : Reviewed by You journals. Look out for them in your library and add your own review. Title : The Heaven Tree Trilogy (The … Continue reading →

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>Wolf Hall wins Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

> I was surprised that The Lacuna won the Orange Prize a couple of weeks ago, beating Man Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall. I loved Wolf Hall (history is my thing) and can’t wait for the next book(s) to come … Continue reading →

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>Wolf Hall update

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Librarians with Altitude

> The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has awarded Hilary Mantel their Fiction award for her Man Booker Prize winning novel, Wolf Hall. The National Book Critics Circle is an American not-for-profit organization consisting of more than 600 active book … Continue reading →

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