Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth [book review] #Bookerprize
What happens when the lust for profit drives people to inhuman acts?
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historical fiction
The Shadow Queen by Anne O’Brien #historicalfiction
The Shadow Queen reveals the true story of a fourteenth century scandal at the heart of the English court
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His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet is an intriguing b blend of historical fiction and crime in the highlands of Scotland
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Was Richard III a murderer or has history maligned his reputation? Josephine Tey puts her detective to work on the case in a fictionalised crime story
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Black River by Louise Walsh
A man-made disaster that deserves to be written about far better than this
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