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"The dawn is relief but not safety. In the night come the wolves, in the day come the bears, but always there are the men."
What does it mean to be a woman during the infamous and ruthless world of the Klondike Gold Rush? That's the question that Beth Lewis thoroughly explores f... READ MORE
Gold Fever Has Claimed Me!
This was such a riveting read I found it immeasurably hard to put it down … and then finding out that so many of the characters were inspired by real peopl... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: F. A. Thorpe (Publishers)
- ISBN: 9781444856279
- Number of pages: 414
- Dimensions: 232 x 155 mm
- Languages: English
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I knew very little about the Canadian/Alaskan gold rush of the final years of the 19th Century. Beth Lewis took me there and gave me an understanding of th... READ MORE
A perfect western/adventure story/mystery set in the gold rush
I found myself struck with gold fever whilst reading The Rush. The atmosphere and sensibilities of the late 1800s Canadian Yukon struck a chord with me. Th... READ MORE
The wonderful women of the gold rush
Absolutely brilliant! The characters Martha, Ellen and Kate are all from such very different backgrounds but are connected through the murder of someone cl... READ MORE
An Atmospheric, Gripping Tale of Survival, Secrets and Sisterhood
I received a fee copy of The Rush from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - and I absolutely loved it!
The story is set during the Gold Rush era, ... READ MORE
Masterclass in historical fiction
1898: as gold fever entices wide-eyed men to the Klondike, seeking easy riches, three women have to contend with all that they find there. Following the wa... READ MORE
Such an exciting read!
Thank you to NetGalley and Viper Publishers for an advance digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The blurb:
* A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK... READ MORE
Interesting read
A really interesting read. Lots of great twists and turns regarding the premise of the book but I found that the most interesting part was the descriptions... READ MORE
Fantastic historical fiction
A historical murder mystery but, at its heart, actually so much more, giving a voice to the women who are far too often forgotten in the fascinating Gold R... READ MORE
Transports you to the gold rush
I adored the characters and felt a connection with all of them. From the first chapter I was transported to 1898 America. I also loved the way the book evo... READ MORE
Superb storytelling. Historical fiction doesn't get much better than this.
Beth Lewis has quickly become one of my go-to authors and so I had rather high expectations where ‘The Rush‘ was concerned. I’m happy to say that, once aga... READ MORE
Transports you to 1898 Alaska
Oh Beth, thank you so much for a wonderful book. I adored the characters and felt a connection with all of them. From the first chapter I was transported... READ MORE
Pure GOLD.
I recently finished playing RDR2 and this book filled the huge gaping hole the game left in my heart.
The sense of place was fantastically rendered: from... READ MORE
It's 1898 and gold fever is running high
In Beth Lewis’ The Rush, gold fever is running high. It’s 1898 and prospectors are arriving in the Klondike in their thousands, intent upon making their fo... READ MORE
Strong female characters
4-4.25⭐️
It’s the story of three strong women during the gold rush. Kate a journalist and her dog Yukon arrive in response from a letter from her sist... READ MORE
A fresh take on a historical mystery.
4.5 stars
‘We are each other’s bellwethers and watchmen; we all toil under the same invisible yoke, that of a world made by us, but not for us.’
Se... READ MORE
Historical fiction with grit, guts and fierce female characters
Set during the brutal Yukon gold rush of 1898, The Rush follows the fallout of a shocking murder in the lawless town of Dawson City. As tensions rise and d... READ MORE
A great atmospheric read
The Klondike gold rush in 1898 had thousands flocking to Canada and battling the arduous journey to get to the gold fields. Dawson City has sprung up to me... READ MORE
A great atmospheric read
The Klondike gold rush in 1898 had thousands flocking to Canada and battling the arduous journey to get to the gold fields. Dawson City has sprung up to me... READ MORE
Excellent historical fiction set during the Klondike gold Rush
What an excellent read. A really good historical crime novel set during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898, The Yukon, Canada. I’ve actually taken a train fro... READ MORE
Absolutely Fantastic!
Although this is historical fiction with a few major true events moved to slightly different times, it does a fantastic job of placing the reader smack dab... READ MORE
Gripping historical fiction
The Rush is set in the Yukon in 1898 during the Gold Rush. It covers the stories of three women – Ellen, the lonely wife of a man consumed by gold fever; K... READ MORE
Fantastic historical fiction
What an absolutely magnificent book this was! I read an eARC of this book on Net Galley so thank you to the author and the publisher.
This book just ev... READ MORE
The Rush
Whilst this is a good ‘yarn’ it is not in the same ballpark as, for example, Lonesome Dove, News of the World or the Sisters Brothers. It does, however, g... READ MORE
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