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Yeah you're rightbookowlie wrote: ↑28 Apr 2015, 22:20Thanks! I agree that historical fiction is tricky to write. Then you add in the task of writing fiction based on true events. Frankly, I thought the author hit it out of the park in so many areas - plot, character development, historical accuracy of the era, and a surprising twist or two. This is one of those books that really stayed with me days after finishing it.PashaRu wrote:Thanks for the review. This is interesting to me because of the events on which it is based. But historical fiction is tricky and difficult to write. Sounds like this one is more of a hit than a miss.
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Thanks Gali and Kuartalia for the kind words. It's one of the best books I've read in the past year.
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The plot is intriguing, and the fact that the novel is based on true incidents from the past makes it all the more compelling.