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Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 08:47 by Emily Walmsley [Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Nostalgia" by Susannah Willey.] Nostalgia by Susannah Willey was a well-written historical fiction book that takes place during the American Civil War and follows a war surgeon named Dr. Jim Banyon. As he observes the effects the Civil War is having, not just … Continue reading Online Book Club Review of Nostalgia
I am honored to have been asked to write a guest post for Brook Allen's blog, Brook's Journal. I would love it if you'd check it out! What Did Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Look Like In Civil War Times? By: Susannah Willey
Nostalgia is going on tour! Thanks to Cathie Dunn at the Coffeepot Book Club, Jim and Napoleon's adventures in the Civil War will be featured on the following blogs from March 16-20. Here's the schedule. Please have a look and add Nostalgia to your reading list. I'm honored that Brook Allen, author of Brook's Journal, … Continue reading Nostalgia on Tour
The Psychological Landscape of the Civil War - an Editorial Review of Nostalgia from the Historical Fiction Company, By DK Marley Susannah Willey's "Nostalgia" is an enlightening historical novel that promises early a lasting impression. It uses the Civil War as both a setting and a psychological landscape where the battlefield is not only a … Continue reading Another Five-Star Review!
The Witches of Riegersburg, an historical novel by Julie Anne Stratton begins in the castle for which it is named. Located in southeastern Syria, Riegersburg castle is the site of the witch trials conducted between 1673-1675. It is 1664, and Baroness Elisabeth von Galler, the owner of the castle, is preparing for the celebration of … Continue reading Book Review–“The Witches of Riegersburg”, by Julie Anne Stratton
With my first draft of Nostalgia sent out to beta readers, I can finally take a breath and get caught up on my blog by writing a book review, specifically a review of Verity by Colleen Hoover. The story starts when Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling young novelist, is hired to complete the best-selling series written … Continue reading Coming Up For Air
I enjoy reading (and writing) historical fiction and, although I don't have the chops to write mystery, I love a good who-done-it. The Heron Legacy, by Leona Francombe is an exceptional example of both. As a teenager, Charles de la Fontaine loves spending summers with his uncle Theodore, a noted teacher and historian, at Antioch … Continue reading Book Review: “The Heron Legacy,” by Leona Francombe
Okay, I admit it. I wouldn’t have read The Circle of Ceridwen if I hadn't seen it offered as a freebie. But I downloaded it, and I read it, and now I'm hooked. Only eleven more books in the series! Of course I am an historical fiction freak, and I do especially love British historical … Continue reading Book Review: “The Circle of Ceridwen” by Octavia Randolph
Lana Granger is hiding a dark past: seven years ago her father murdered her mother, and Lana helped bury the body. She's changed her name, enrolled at an obscure college in upstate New York, a couple thousand miles from her home in Florida. Her father is in prison, on death row for a crime not … Continue reading Book Review: “In the Blood” by Lisa Unger
September 26, 2004. It is the opening night gala of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Attending is the renowned philanthropist and Auschwitz survivor, Elliot Rosenzweig. Nazi concentration camp survivor Ben Solomon is also there, but he has no intention of attending the opera. He is there, pistol in hand, to confront Mr. Rosenzweig.Ben Solomon knows … Continue reading Book Review: “Once We Were Brothers” by Ronald H. Balson
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