Carolyn Morgan

What makes a great historical novel? One that I sneak into my bag to read at stations, on trains or in waiting rooms. That allows me to drop through a...

1782. After fleeing enslavement in Jamaica, pugnacious Daniel fights for the British Crown in America. Promised his freedom, and an inheritance, he travels...

In 1900s London and Europe, talented theatrical twins Nina and Walter seek paths to creativity and love, through ballet and music, connecting with dancers...

Why did ordinary Germans support Hitler and join the Nazi party in 1930s? Crooked Cross explores this question through fiction and provides food for thought...

Mary Cassatt joins the bohemian and often bitchy world of the Impressionists in Belle Epoque Paris. Driven to improve her painting, she endures criticism...

In the middle of the 19th century, nine-tenths of the world’s copper was smelted in Swansea. How did this come about, and why was the copper trade such...

Even today, sailors consider Cape Horn the Everest of sailing. “The ocean is always trying to kill you” is the famous quote from Maiden skipper Tracey...

What role did women play in the economy, family and community in the second half of the nineteenth century in Swansea and Gower?

Women, marriage and money...

Copper built industrial Swansea in the nineteenth century, and powered economic opportunities for smelters, shipowners and many workers. How did the industry...

The Land in Winter is one of my top ten historical novels for 2025. Here’s the full review, with one section for readers deciding what to read next, and...

What makes a great historical novel? One that I sneak into my bag to read at stations, on trains or in waiting rooms. That allows me to drop through a...

The Whalebone Theatre was one of my top ten historical novels for 2024. Here’s the full review, with one section for readers deciding what to read next...