We at Literary Quicksand are wishing a HAPPY PUB DAY to The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club! Read on for Becky’s review of this book she read in one sitting! The Summary Boston, 1954: With bags packed alongside her heavy heart,…
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This is the second book by Kimberly Duffy that I’ve read and enjoyed! Read on for details on this heartfelt story about circus performers, family, grief, and love. Also, check out my review on her book that I loved, Every…
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Book ReviewsHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
by Joliby JoliIf you’re reading this review because you loved Cutting for Stone by Verghese, that’s exactly why I picked out The Covenant of Water on NetGalley and was SO stoked when the publisher granted me access. It was definitely an epic…
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When winter sets in, do you crave a few winter reads? Or maybe you like them in the dog days of summer to help you cool off. Either way, books set in winter can be really cozy reads! To help…
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Good news: the annual Best Historical Fiction list is back! This is Literary Quicksand’s 3rd year of curating an epic list of historical fiction. As with the previous years, I’ll do my best to keep coming back and updating this…
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Do you have any authors who’ve been on your to-read list for YEARS? You know their books are a great fit for you, but somehow you’ve just never gotten to them? One of those authors for me is Susan Meissner.…
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Book ReviewsHistorical Fiction
Book Review Tour: All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes
by Jessby JessIn October 2018, my family traveled to Europe to try and escape our grief after my brother’s death. One of my favorite places on our trip was Venice, Italy. As I read All the Lost Places I felt like I…
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I have so many feelings about Lost Souls of Leningrad…I will try to puzzle them out in my review below! Summary June 1941. Hitler’s armies race toward vulnerable Leningrad. In a matter of weeks, the Nazis surround the city, cut…
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Have you ever picked up a book and thought ‘Hm, this will probably be okay” and then it ends up surprising the heck out of you and being a really great read?
As you may have guessed, that’s exactly what happened to me with In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore.
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The Summary Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to…