Review: ‘Burial Rites’ (Hannah Kent)

March 4, 2014 Book Reviews / Historical Fiction2 Comments

The Stats Book: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Published: Picador, 2013 Genre: Historical Fiction Of interest: Winner, 2011 Writing Australia Prize for Best Unpublished Manuscript | Shortlisted, 2014 Indies Fiction Award, 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, 2013 Guardian First Book …

Review of ‘Bitter Greens’

June 3, 2012 Australian Fiction / Book Reviews / Historical Fiction8 Comments

Vital stats: Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Random House Australia Format: Paperback RRP: $32.95 (AUD) My rating The story: Born with a good name, a plain face and an empty purse, Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de la Force dreams of a life …