A powerful novel about difference
AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE is a novel about difference, and the consequences of that perception in the minds of the people who make up the surrounding
AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE is a novel about difference, and the consequences of that perception in the minds of the people who make up the surrounding
The opening chapter of Roseanna M. White’s JEWEL OF PERSIA is a masterclass on how to write the perfect opening. First of all, there are
Molly (Mary) and Peggy (Margaret) Gainsborough are the much-painted daughters of artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). Born in 1750 and 1751 respectively, the two sisters grow
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN begins in around 1897, when ten-year-old Eliza Makepeace and her twin brother Sammy are trying to survive the brutal conditions of living
Having read seven novels of Georgette Heyer, in my quest to gradually work through all of her novels, I already knew that her volumes sparkled
I am an avid reader and have been so since I was nine years old. Indeed, I read so much and talked so much about
MESSENGER OF TRUTH by Jacqueline Winspear is a truly wonderful novel. Ms. Winspear is known for her detailed descriptions of dress and setting which draw
It wasn’t surprising that many a young woman from the past decided that she didn’t want to be married. After all, her husband had complete
In this fantasy historical novel, the characters inhabit a world that includes a Mirror Realm. On one side of the pomegranate grove or gate is
AN INFAMOUS ARMY is how Wellington described the motley troops he was in charge of on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on
REGENCY BUCK by Georgette Heyer is one of her most famous historical novels, and pretty much invented the genre of Regency Romance. But what is
The Duke of Avon has a Reputation, one that causes his friends (and others) to call him Satanus. Now 40 years old, he has never
