New Historical Fiction: Real People, Reincarnated on the Pages of New Novels
These hefty books explore the lives of a former poet, a polarizing artist and a Scottish rebel from unexpected angles.
Source: nytimes.com
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New Historical Fiction Books - The New York Times
These hefty books explore the lives of a former poet, a polarizing artist and a Scottish rebel from unexpected angles.
Source: nytimes.com
Sell Us the Rope by Stephen May review – Stalin in London
Fictional imaginings ignite the historical facts in this darkly comic tale of political intrigue, with revealing insights into the making of a dictator
Source: theguardian.com
Sell Us the Rope by Stephen May review – before Stalin had blood on his hands
The young Marxist has yet to turn into a monster in this intriguing tale of sexual slights and political squabbles set in London in 1907
Source: theguardian.com
Plotting heists, seducing factory girls: what did Stalin get up to in Stepney?
The dictator never spoke about the months he spent in London as a young man. Stephen May's gripping novel Sell Us the Rope fills that gap
Source: telegraph.co.uk