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#TuesdayBookBlog I Jonathan, A Charleston Tale of the Rebellion by George WB Scott (@GeorgeWBScott) For those who love storytelling and history alike #RBRT #historicalfiction

Posted on December 21, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book from Rosie’s Book Review Team, and one I read based on Terry Tyler‘s recommendation. You can’t go wrong with that. I Jonathan, A Charleston Tale of the Rebellion by George WB Scott Civil War Novel Sees Conflict Through New Eyes “A deftly crafted, inherently engaging, and entertainingly riveting Civil War

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog American Civil War, American South, Charleston, historical fiction, History, South Carolina, story telling

#Bookreview A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry (@FaberBooks). Sometimes it’s hard to be a Lakota woman

Posted on March 23, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I hope you’re keeping well, or as well as possible in the circumstances. I bring you another book by Sebastian Barry. Not for everyone, but quite extraordinary. A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without End Even when you come out of bloodshed and disaster

Posted in Book review, Book reviews American Civil War, Days Without End, historical fiction, Lakota, Native American, racism, Sebastian Barry, Souther US, XIX century

#Bookreview LINCOLN IN THE BARDO: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 by George Saunders (@BloomsburyBooks) #literaryfiction #BookerPrize17 Experimental, challenging, touching and funny at times but not a crowd-pleaser.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a review that is a follow-up on a series of reviews from last year. Lincoln in the Bardo: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 by George Saunders WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A STORY OF LOVE AFTER DEATH ‘A masterpiece’ Zadie Smith ‘Extraordinary’ Daily Mail ‘Breathtaking’ Observer ‘A tour de force’ The

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, book reciew, Booker Prize 2017, childhood death, George Saunders, historical ficiton, Short Stories

#Bookblitz LOVE IN THE ROCKIES by Ciara Knight (@ciaratknight) #Historicalromance

Posted on June 27, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I forgot I had another post due for today, a release blitz of a book I’m due to review soon, so sorry about the second post for today, but as you will see, it is a completely different type of book. And if you like the sound of it, I shall be reviewing it

Posted in Book launch, book promo American Civil War, Atlanta, Book blitz, General Sherman, Historical romance, Souther states

#Bookreview GENTEEL SECRETS by S.R. Mallery (@SarahMallery1) Romance, #historicalfiction, American Civil War, spies and detectives

Posted on June 22, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I share another historical fiction novel, this one by an author I’ve read and reviewed on quite a few occasions and who never disappoints. Ah, and don’t miss a link to a post that offers a giveaway of one of her books, Unexpected Gifts, at the end. Genteel Secrets by S. R. Mallery

Posted in Book review, Book reviews American Civil War, Confederate, giveaway, Manassas Battle, Pinkerton Detectives, romance, slavery, spies, underground railway, Washington D.C.