Articles tagged with: Historical
ARC Review: A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
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Author: Deanna Raybourn
Title: A Spear of Summer Grass
Release: April 30, 2013
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Publisher/Edelweiss
Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository
Paris, 1923
The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris society. But her latest …
The Apple by Michel Faber
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Author: Michel Faber
Title: The Apple
Release: September 2006
Reviewer: Chrissy
Source: Library
Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository
“New Crimson Petal Stories”. In this collection, Michael Faber revisits the world of his bestselling novel, “The Crimson Petal & White”, briefly opening …
Review: Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
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Author: Sarah Jio
Title: Blackberry Winter
Release: September 25, 2012
Reviewer: Eowyn
Source: Publisher
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Seattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, goodnight and departs to work the night-shift at a local hotel. …
Review: The Painted Lady by Maeve Haran
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Book: The Painted Lady
Author: Maeve Haran
Release: August 19, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Purchase: Amazon – The Book Depository
‘This is my tale and I will leave you to tell whether it be high romance or tragedy.’
Sixteen-year-old Frances Stuart arrives …
Review: Vienna Waltz by Teresa Grant
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Author: Teresa Grant
Book: Vienna Waltz
Release: April 1, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Source: My bookshelf
Purchase: Amazon-Book Depository
Nothing is fair in love and war. . .
Europe’s elite have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna–princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar–all negotiating …
Passport France: Mary, Mary, quite contrary…Three Marys and a French Connection
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This post started out as a funny query that went something like this:Day: I know you love history, want to focus on Mary of France for Passport: France?Noa: Mary Tudor (Queen of France), Mary Queen …
Passport Ireland: Interview and Giveaway with Author Karen Harper
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A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college English instructor (The Ohio State University) and high school literature and writing teacher. A lifelong Ohioan, Karen and her husband …