Janet Fisher

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Articles

Ten of the Best Stories set in Tudor times	BfK No. 175 (March 2009)	Janet Fisher selects novels with a Tudor background.
A Sailor’s Life for Me	BfK No. 158 (May 2006)	Janet Fisher discusses historical novels about Trafalgar.

Reviews

The Girl with her Head in the Clouds: The Amazing Life of Dolly Shepherd	Reviewed in BfK No. 248 (May 2021)
The Twisted Threads of Polly Freeman	Reviewed in BfK No. 247 (March 2021)
The Queen's Fool	Reviewed in BfK No. 247 (March 2021)
Reaching for the Moon: the autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson	Reviewed in BfK No. 246 (January 2021)
The Acrobats of Agra	Reviewed in BfK No. 246 (January 2021)
The Ghost of Gosswater	Reviewed in BfK No. 245 (November 2020)
I, Ada: Ada Lovelace	Reviewed in BfK No. 244 (September 2020)
Hope against Hope	Reviewed in BfK No. 242 (May 2020)
The Sound of Freedom	Reviewed in BfK No. 242 (May 2020)
A Cake for the Gestapo	Reviewed in BfK No. 241 (March 2020)
Resistance	Reviewed in BfK No. 239 (November 2019)
White Eagles	Reviewed in BfK No. 239 (November 2019)
The Tzar's Curious Runaways	Reviewed in BfK No. 238 (September 2019)
The Extraordinary Life of Neil Armstrong	Reviewed in BfK No. 238 (September 2019)
The Garden of Lost Secrets	Reviewed in BfK No. 237 (July 2019)
Secret Suffragette	Reviewed in BfK No. 237 (July 2019)
Lily and the Rockets	Reviewed in BfK No. 237 (July 2019)
The Stolen Ones	Reviewed in BfK No. 236 (May 2019)
Winter of the Wolves	Reviewed in BfK No. 236 (May 2019)
Tell Me No Truths	Reviewed in BfK No. 234 (January 2019)
Race to the Frozen North: the Matthew Henson story	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
Firebird	Reviewed in BfK No. 233 (November 2018)
Across the Divide	Reviewed in BfK No. 232 (September 2018)
Jiddy Vardy	Reviewed in BfK No. 231 (July 2018)
Rose’s Dress of Dreams	Reviewed in BfK No. 231 (July 2018)
The Goose Road	Reviewed in BfK No. 230 (May 2018)
Lady Mary	Reviewed in BfK No. 229 (March 2018)
Mollie on the March	Reviewed in BfK No. 229 (March 2018)
The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny: Victorian housemaid (and accidental detective)	Reviewed in BfK No. 227 (November 2017)
Master Will and the Spanish Spy	Reviewed in BfK No. 221 (November 2016)
Eliza Rose	Reviewed in BfK No. 219 (July 2016)
Voices from the Second World War: witnesses share their stories with the children of today	Reviewed in BfK No. 218 (May 2016)
A Dark Trade	Reviewed in BfK No. 217 (March 2016)
Anna and the Swallow Man	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
Madame Tussaud’s Apprentice	Reviewed in BfK No. 214 (September 2015)
Sun Thief	Reviewed in BfK No. 213 (July 2015)
Dead End Kids: Heroes of the Blitz	Reviewed in BfK No. 213 (July 2015)
Whistling in the Dark	Reviewed in BfK No. 213 (July 2015)
Dog Ears	Reviewed in BfK No. 212 (May 2015)
The Sign of the Black Dagger	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
Uprooted: A Canadian War Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
The Paupers of Langden	Reviewed in BfK No. 207 (July 2014)
Daughters of Time	Reviewed in BfK No. 206 (May 2014)
Red Shadow	Reviewed in BfK No. 206 (May 2014)
Curses and smoke: a novel of Pompeii	Reviewed in BfK No. 205 (March 2014)
Over the Line	Reviewed in BfK No. 205 (March 2014)
The Executioner’s Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 204 (January 2014)
The Amazing Tale of Ali Pasha	Reviewed in BfK No. 204 (January 2014)
Frost Hollow Hall	Reviewed in BfK No. 203 (November 2013)
A Horse called Hero	Reviewed in BfK No. 203 (November 2013)
Cross my heart	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
My Friend, the Enemy	Reviewed in BfK No. 202 (September 2013)
Plague: A Cross on the Door	Reviewed in BfK No. 201 (July 2013)
Jack and the German Spy	Reviewed in BfK No. 201 (July 2013)
Smuggler's Kiss	Reviewed in BfK No. 200 (May 2013)
Bartolomé, the Infanta’s Pet	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Shadows of the Silver Screen	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
The Victory Dogs	Reviewed in BfK No. 199 (March 2013)
Soldier Dog	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Being here	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
Eleven Eleven	Reviewed in BfK No. 197 (November 2012)
Spy for the Queen of Scots	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Dark Thread	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
Scarlet	Reviewed in BfK No. 195 (July 2012)
Hitler’s Angel	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Brotherband: The Outcasts	Reviewed in BfK No. 194 (May 2012)
Twelve Minutes to Midnight	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
Tudor Rose	Reviewed in BfK No. 193 (March 2012)
Code Name Verity	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
The Sewer Demon	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
India Dark	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
Heart of Resistance	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
Emerald	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
Through the Magic Door: Ursula Moray Williams, Gobbolino and the Little Wooden Horse	Reviewed in BfK No. 191 (November 2011)
The Deeping Secrets	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
Ashes	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
The Western Mysteries: The Case of the Deadly Desperadoes	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Milicent’s Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
The Queen Must Die	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Spirit of the Titanic	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Badlands: Gold Rush	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Run Rabbit Run	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Crusade	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Treason	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Fugitives!	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Gladiator: Fight for Freedom	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
A Slip in Time	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
The Tolpuddle Boy	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
The Cabinet of Curiosities	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Wanted!	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Put Out the Light	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Shadow of the Ninja	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Spirit Hunter	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
An Elephant in the Garden	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
A Million Shades of Grey	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Out of Shadows	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Fool’s Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Prisoner of the Inquisition	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Paradise Red	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
Time Quake	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
We Were Young and at War	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
Esty’s Gold	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
Daughter of Fire and Ice	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
The Spitting Cobra	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Troubadour	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Pimpernelles, Book 1: The Pale Assassin	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
The Plague	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Jupiter Amidships	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Out of the Blue	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
The Witching Hour	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
The Agency: A Spy in the House	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Revenge!	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Scatterheart	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
White Heat	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
Chains	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation. Vol II: The Kingdom on the Waves	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
The Goose Guards	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phyllis Wheatley	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Moi and Marie Antoinette	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
The Goldsmith's Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Scarlet	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Road to War	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
The Mark of Edain	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
The Luxe	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Eye of the Sun	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Traitor!	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Blue Flame	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
I am Rembrandt's Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Eye of the Moon	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Red Necklace: a story of the French Revolution	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Joe Rat	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Battle Fleet	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
The Highwayman's Curse	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
At the House of the Magician	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
High Crag Linn	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Dick Turpin: Legends and Lies; Escape from Colditz; The Last Duel	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Orphan of the Sun	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
The Wickit Chronicles: Ely Plot	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Rubies in the Snow	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
The Raven Queen	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Slave Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Emil and Karl	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
The Witches' Mark	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Hood	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Cat among the Pigeons	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Riddle of the Poisoned Monk, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
The Moneylender's Daughter	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
Will Shakespeare and the Pirate's Fire	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
The Telling Pool	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
The Sirens of Surrentum	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Foretelling, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Endymion Spring	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
The Death Collector	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Wolf Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Death of A Princess	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
The Lady Grace Mysteries: Gold	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
House of Spies	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)

History

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