Category: Historical Fiction
The Winthrop Woman by Anya Seton
Narrated by Corrie James Originally published in 1958, The Winthrop Woman is a richly detailed piece of biographical fiction based on the life of Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett, niece of John Winthrop, one of the founders of the Massachusetts…
The Spice Merchant’s Wife by Charlotte Betts
Narrated by Penelope Freeman I bought this audiobook on impulse a while back. I’d heard of the author, but hadn’t read any of her books, and I knew of the narrator, having seen her name attached to several titles at…
The Boleyn King by Laura Andersen
Narrated by Simon Vance The Boleyn King is the first book in a trilogy set in an “alternative” Tudor time-line, and having thoroughly enjoyed the books in print, I was really pleased to see that they’ve been made into audiobooks with…
Summerset Abbey by T. J. Brown
Narrated by Sarah Coomes Summerset Abbey seems to have been clearly aimed at the Downton Abbey market, and not just because of the similarity in the names. Summerset is set in 1913, and is the first of a trilogy that follows…
Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James
Narrated by Mary Jane Wells When it comes to the paranormal, there are two things I cannot abide: zombies and ghosts. When I read the synopsis of Silence for the Dead, I got the impression ghosts would be a part…
Perfectly Frank – A Countdown to OUTLANDER A STARZ ORIGINAL
SPOILER ALERT – this article is for people who have already read Outlander or who don’t care that I’m totally giving spoilers. And if you are the latter, Frank Randall is Claire’s husband in the 20th century, the one she’s on holiday with…
Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by Davina Porter Outlander series, Book 8 Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, or MOBY (as Gabaldon herself calls it) is another of Gabaldon’s Big Books – 848 pages in the hardcover version, which translates to 45 hours and 8 seconds on my Audible…
The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland
Narrated by Meredith Mitchell Sandra Gulland is one of those authors I hear great things about and constantly keep meaning to read. Sadly, there are so many books and just not enough time to read them all, which means certain…