Elizabeth I: A Novel by Margaret George Hardcover: 688 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (April 5, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0670022533 Review copy provided by the publisher, with many thanks!! The Burton Review Rating: five big stars Margaret George is one of those iconic historical fiction authors that even if...

Q&A with Geraldine Brooks, author of CALEB’S CROSSING The publisher has provided permission to The Burton Review to post the following interview with author Geraldine Brooks. Geraldine is the author of several prize winning novels, such as March, and Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague. Caleb's Crossing is due...

The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (March 1, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0451232151 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: 4 stars In a city-state known for magnificence, where love affairs and conspiracies play out amidst brilliant painters,...

Praise the Lord for Netflix. There are days when I just don't feel like opening a book. Let's watch some good old historic movie to ease me into my dreams.. such as The Lion In Winter or Wallis & Edward. Movies that I have never been able to watch before are now delivered to my mailbox courtesy of my very tolerant...

The Queen's Rival by Diane Haeger New American Library, March 1, 2011 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: 4 stars As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when...