I was lucky enough to snag an ARC (advanced readers copy) of Sarah Dunant’s latest novel Sacred Hearts to take with me on vacation last week. This is the third in this historical fiction trilogy (The Birth of Venus, In The Company of the Courtesan) that revolves around the different lives and [...]
Mr. March, a preacher and the father of March family (Little Women) travels to the South to aid the Union during the Civil War. Historical fiction at its best! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Book Author: Geraldine Brooks
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April 21, 2009 – 12:38 pm
I enjoyed reading this book and loved Wiggins use of language and thought process. She made me think differently about quite a few things. That said, I got bogged down in the middle of the book with a little too much description. I was fascinated with her fictional depiction of Edward Curtis’ life (early western [...]
January 9, 2009 – 3:15 pm
This book of early America, an Indian tribe and a Presidential agreement regarding white women being given to an Indian tribe in exchange for horses. It was very well written, you could visualize the countryside the peoples, their feelings. It is a story that could have happened.
Book Author: Jim Fergus
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January 8, 2009 – 6:00 pm
This is the story of a young Canadian man, John MacLennan, who against his parents wishes, leaves his university life behind to find adventure aboard a merchant schooner headed to Siberia in the early 1900s. The book opens with John having both hands blown off while checking explosives meant to free the ship from the [...]
January 4, 2009 – 11:22 am
The first thing I did when I finished reading this book was to look online to find a picture of a Chinese woman’s bound foot. Wonderful read!
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January 1, 2009 – 10:30 am
I loved this book! Set in London in 1862 about an orphan girl raised among thieves known as fingersmiths. It’s a long, sordid tale that will shock and surprise you. Buckle your seat belt and enjoy the ride.
October 4, 2008 – 3:04 pm
Soft core pornography or historical fiction? With the on again off again publishing status of Spokane writer Sherry Jones’ now infamous THE JEWEL OF MEDINA (Beaufort Books), those hoping to make up their own mind by purchasing a copy on Monday had better first call ahead to check whether the book is being stocked. I [...]
