Free books: Historical Fiction
Honolulu (2009)
At the turn of the century shiploads of Korean 'picture brides' arrived in Honolulu, lured by promises of prosperity by marrying well-off Korean men they'd chosen through their photos. The reality was entirely different; most of the men were older, poor labourers on sugar or pineapple plantations...
The Ring of Solomon (2010)
Bartimaeus, one of thousands of spectral spirits charged by magicians to work for them on earth, wanted to be free of his charges and go back to his home, another dimension called the other place. But when he was coming the desert for bandits, a charge given to him by his master who was a magic w...
Right Ho, Jeeves (1934)
This novel is the transitional fossil of comic novels. In its plot you can trace its genes all the way to the ancient Greeks, its mistaken identities and botched schemes; in its prose you see traits expressing themselves, quotations and elegant allusions to every poet and playwright in the canon,...
No Coração da Tempestade (2014)
This book takes us deep in the heart of Mississippi. A black family living in poverty and dysfunction. Add the tension of a hurricane that is heading their way gives the reader a captivating and raw story. The title is interesting and my guess is the writer is directing our attention to the rawne...
The Witch's Daughter (2011)
Brackston is a story-teller. After reading some of the bad reviews on Goodreads, I could have been put off reading this book. Luckily, I only saw those reviews after I was about half-way through. The Odyssey this is not. Shakespeare this is not. I'm sure all the literary purists out there wi...
Rise of Empire (2011)
This is really a 4 and a a half star book for me. A lot of the errors from The Crown Conspiracy have been fixed and you adore Royce and Hadrian even more than you already did. I sped through this book while keeping in mind work and it is the Christmas season. There were just a few things that I d...
Amada Vida (2013)
Or maybe a kind of 5. I admire her all over the place for her skill and control as a writer, but I find her hard to like. Too bleak, often. Her stance that "stuff happens" feels cold, distanced, analytical. I want to say: where's the heart? where's the catharsis? as if she should be writin...
Mi vida querida (2013)
it's my first time in reading one collection of Alice Munro's short stories. .I do love the stories . There is something so real in each one ... the life in its different situations something undeniable. .I think Alice is so loyal to Canada because all her stories took place in Canadian cities an...
The Yellow Birds (2012)
I wanted to like this book more than I did. I had heard good things about it, but I found myself having difficulty getting into it. It was not an easy read for me. It seemed more like a book you would read for a college class than a book you would read for pleasure. The language was a bit flo...
The Cat's Table (2011)
If you enjoy books that will make you fall asleep, I would recommend The Cat's Table. But if you're looking for an interesting an exciting book, this is not the book for you. I found myself reading 10 pages and then dozing off. The characters are boring, and the plot is bland as well. Michael Ond...
A Secret Kept (2009)
Antoine återvänder efter många år till familjens semesterresmål tillsammans med sin syster och börjar nysta i mammans död. En välskriven och finurlig roman där sidorna tycks vända sig av sig självt. Fin-fina personskildringar, flyt i berättandet och en spännande story som inte riktigt landar där ...
Die laatste zomer (2009)
A great read! The first book I have read in a while that I simply could not put down.Antoine decides to plan a surprise getaway to celebrate hiw sister Melanie's 40th birthday. He chooses a desstination they had travelled to as children on holiday with their family: a destination they have not vi...
Moon Over Manifest (2010)
Two overlapping storylines tell the story of two young girls living in Manifest, Kansas. One story line told by Abilene Tucker, when she meets Miss Sadie who tells her about a boy named Jinx, which leads to Abilene and her friends going on a spy mission. Abilene’s story overlaps with Miss Sadie’s...
Etiquette & Espionage (2013)
I started out with high hopes for this book cause how much better can you get, assassins at an etiquette school? And its steampunked?? Right?Ill admit I was shocked, it was nothing what I thought it was gonna be. I was really, really interested. I absolutely love the main character, she's sassy, ...
The Orchardist (2012)
This is a novel I would say you don't read for the plot, but for the atmosphere. Like those books they make you read in high school or college for literature coursework: if I were discussing what actually happened or who the characters in the story were, there wouldn't be much to go over after aw...