Posted in Historical War Young Adult

Ruta Sepetys “Salt to the Sea”

Joana, Emilia, Florian and Alfred. Four young people with a different story each. “Salt to…

Posted in Culture Feminism Fiction Historical Mythology

Madeline Miller “Circe”

This is the story of the famous witch Circe, banished to the remote island of…

Posted in Art Cultural Culture Historical Nonfiction

Aidan Meehan “The Treasury of Celtic Knots”

London : Thames & Hudson, 2005 Check from e-catalogue ESTER. Ursula Aavasalu The Department of Literature…

Posted in Art Cultural Fiction Historical Romance South America

Lucinda Riley “The Seven Sisters: Maia’s Story”

London: Pan Books, 2018 Check from e-catalogue ESTER. Check from e-library OverDrive. Jaanika Tappo Department of Literature…

Posted in America Fiction Historical Memoirs

Kathleen Rooney “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk”

This book is inspired by the life and work of a poet and ad woman…

Posted in America Cultural Fiction Historical

Sue Monk Kidd “The Invention of Wings”

I stumbled upon Sue Monk Kidd’s „The Invention of Wings“ while looking for „The Secret…

Posted in Estonia Guidebook Historical Nonfiction Sightseeing Tallinn

Martin Idol „100 things to do in Tallinn“

As travelling is pretty difficult at the moment, this superb book provides 100 possibilities to…

Posted in Fiction Historical Religion Westerns

Willa Cather “Death Comes for the Archbishop”

A strong smell of campfire is permeating the traveler’s clothes and hair. After a long…

Posted in Cultural Fiction Historical Short Stories

“Vienna Tales”

Vienna is situated in the heart of Europe. If I think about Vienna, there are…

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Posted in Fantasy Fiction Historical Magical Realism Nordic

Sjón “The Blue Fox”

Sjón is an Icelandic writer whose novel „The Blue Fox“ has been translated into many…

Posted in Fantasy Historical Young Adult

Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows „My Lady Jane“

Thrilling, creative and absolutely hilarious twist on history. It’s easy to make the reader cry….

Posted in Fiction Historical Horror Mystery

Alma Katsu “The Hunger”

“The Hunger” is a book that is quite hard to describe: it is part historical…

Posted in Fiction Historical

Min Jin Lee “Pachinko”

This might easily be one of the best fiction books written based on Korean and…

Posted in Cultural Fiction Historical War

Mary Lynn Bracht “White Chrysanthemum”

“Some historians believe fifty thousand to two hundred thousand Korean women and girls were stolen,…

Posted in Historical LGBT Romance

Mackenzi Lee “The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue”

We step into the world of a spoiled brat who is not happy about the…