[AlbertCory]

"The writing is terrible"

and what fiction have you ever written?

I lived through that era, too. As historical fiction, HACF is pretty decent. "areas unrelated" -- hello, it's FICTION about a specific era, and, without knowing what specifically you're talking about: maybe those "unrelated" areas are period-setting, or character-developing.

HACF not for you. Let's leave it at that. You can't please everyone.