Mistress of the Art of Death is a work of historical fiction that appeared in 2007. The first book in a series, it’s a murder mystery set in medieval England, during the reign of Henry II. To read my other recent book reviews, please check out: Antoninus, Son of Rome, by Brook Allen Dying of […]
Tag: Ken Follett
Review of Dying of Whiteness, by Jonathan Metzl
The book Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland, published in 2019, is not my usual book review, so forgive me if I post about a nonfiction book for once. To read my reviews of recent historical fiction novels, please see: Opium and Absinthe, by Lydia Kang The Pillars […]
Review of The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical fiction novel from Ken Follett published in 1989 that has become part of a lengthy series of novels. For my reviews of other recent historical fiction novels, see: Freshwater Road, by Denise Nicholas A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende This Tender Land, by William […]