Tag: book-reviews

Historical Fiction Doesn’t Need a Contemporary Frame Story!

Nov 3, 2025

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Cynthia Coe

in Knitting in History, My Books, My Writing Life

In revising Knitting Through Time, I discovered that historical fiction doesn’t need a modern frame to connect past and present. Readers crave escape—to travel through centuries and meet women whose stories still echo today.
When Does Fiction Become Historical Fiction?

Aug 18, 2025

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by

Cynthia Coe

in My Books

What happens when yesterday’s fiction becomes today’s history? In Ginger’s Reckoning, one woman flees the U.S. and goes east—through the Berlin Wall.