historical fiction – authortranslatorOlga

#Bookrecommendation THE FALSE DA VINCI by Francisco Tessainer #Historicalfiction with a twist

Posted on August 10, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As you know, I translate books by other independent authors every so often, and I share them with you once they have been published. A Spanish author (from Zaragoza), whom I had met, and we even worked together at a book fair, Francisco Tessainer, asked me to translate his book into English. I

Posted in Book launch, book promo alternative historical fiction, historical fiction, Humour, Italian Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci., Spanish, Translation

#TuesdayBookBlog Billy (the Kid): A Novel by Peter Meech (@backonthebeach) Beautifully written, heart-warming, and intriguing. A perfect combination #Western #RBRT

Posted on August 4, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: This is a short read, and one I think many of the followers of my blogs will enjoy. Billy (the Kid): A Novel by Peter Meech Pueblo, Colorado,1932. Bootleggers thrive in a town where the sheriff is on the take and you can kill a man with impunity. In this thrilling narrative, a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Billy the Kid, gangster, historical fiction, old West, Peter Meech, prohibition, western

#TuesdayBookBlog HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD by C Pam Zhang (@hayleycamis) (@ViragoBooks) How the West was won, but not as we know it

Posted on April 14, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all. I bring you a pretty amazing book today. I hope you’re all keeping safe. How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang ‘The boldest debut of the year’ Observer ‘It is refreshing to discover a new author of such grand scale, singular focus and blistering vision’ Guardian America. In the twilight of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Asian Americans, debut novel, gender, Gold Rush, historical fiction, history of the West, race, USA history

#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

#TuesdayBookBlog UPTURNED EARTH by Karen Jennings (@HollandParkPres) Harrowing historical fiction set in South Africa. Must read.

Posted on March 17, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another novel that I finally managed to catch up with. Upturned Earth by Karen Jennings Upturned Earth is set in Namaqualand, the copper mining district of the Cape Colony, during the winter of 1886. William Hull arrives at the town to take up the position of magistrate, a position that

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Cape Town, corruption, historical fiction, Holland Park Press, Karen Jennings, mining companies, South Africa

#TuesdayBookBlog INVISIBLE, AS MUSIC by Caren J. Werlinger. Beautiful writing and compelling characters and setting #LGBTromance

Posted on December 3, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m sharing today a review of a book I’ve discovered through Rosie’s Book Review Team. It’s the second novel I read by this author, and I don’t think it will be the last. Invisible, As Music by Caren J. Werlinger Henrietta Cochran has spent nearly forty years dealing with the effects of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Art, historical fiction, Lesbian fiction, LGBT fiction, LGBT romance, painting, polio, romance

#TuesdayBookBlog Not My Father’s House: A Novel of Old New Mexico by Loretta Miles Tollefson Recommended to lovers of historical fiction, pioneer narrations, and women’s stories #historical fiction #RBRT

Posted on November 5, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a review of one of the books from Rosie’s group and one I recommend to people who love historical fiction, especially stories of New Mexico and settlers. Not My Father’s House: A Novel of Old New Mexico by Loretta Miles Tollefson Suzanna hates everything about her New Mexico mountain home.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog historical fiction, Mexico, New Mexico, postpartum depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, trappers, United States, women's fiction, XIX century

#Bookreview #TheGiverOfStars by Jojo Moyes (@PenguinUKBooks) (JojoMoyesAuthor) Historical fiction where sisterhood wins the day. Highly Recommended

Posted on October 21, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the newest book by a very well-known actor I hadn’t read yet. I had a great time with this one! The Giver Of Stars by Jojo Moyes DON’T MISS THE STANDALONE NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU, AFTER YOU AND STILL ME ‘With

Posted in Book review, Book reviews #TheGiverOfStars, 1930s, historical fiction, Jojo Moyes, Kentucky Mountains, the Great Depression, The Horseback Librarians, WPA

#Bookreview A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald (@bizzieauthor) #Matterofinterpretation A fictionalised biography of a fascinating historical character searching for knowledge against all odds

Posted on October 7, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book that I found very compelling, although I don’t think it will be a crowd-pleaser. A Matter of Interpretation by Elizabeth Mac Donald The Kingdom of Sicily, early thirteenth century. The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II has, through invasion and marriage, expanded his empire, but always subject to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Aristotle, astrology, Averroes, Córdoba, crusades, Emperor Frederick II, historical fiction, History, Medicine, Michael Scot, religion, Toledo, XIII Century Europe

#TuesdayBookBlog Picasso’s Revenge by Ray and Caroline Foulk (@picassonovel). For lovers of Cubism eager to experience the 1920s and 30s Paris art scene.

Posted on September 24, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another review on behalf of Rosie’s group. This is a labour of love, and I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Picasso’s Revenge by Ray and Caroline Foulk. In the early 1920 s, immaculate gentleman, Jacques Doucet descends into the world of anarchist art, the occult and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Art, art history, Cubism, historical fiction, Jacques Doucet, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Paris, Paris 1920s and 30s, Picasso