I’ve been consumed and riveted by the Poldark series whereby I’ve abandoned writing, posting, and my entire stack of reading just to be cocooned in Winston Graham’s masterful writing. Graham’s narrative authority is nothing short of brilliant. He creates scenes and characters with such honesty, they are at once lovable and despicable; you are torn between…
Tag: historical fiction
Advance Book Review: The Seven Sisters book #1 By Lucinda Riley
Lucinda Riley writes so lyrically, she could be composing a piece of music that you listen to, as you stand atop a hill, where the wind gently kisses your skin and transports you to an era that you can only summon and hear in your imagination. She can cast dual roles, juxtaposing past and present…
Book Review:The Sandalwood Tree By Elle Newmark
I was mesmerized. I didn’t want this book to end. I wanted to write my own letters and hide them in a box so I could place them somewhere special. I felt a quiet sense of pride when I was done, although it had nothing whatsoever to do with me. I have grown up with…
Juliet By Anne Fortier
When I read a review of this book on ‘Goodreads’ I had to have it. I mean seriously, how does one forget a title like ‘Juliet.’ I read a few excerpts at the book store and I was hooked. I’ve loved the story of Romeo and Juliet for quite some time, um, not so much in…
Reading Gabaldon…
My modus operandi has always been to read everything that is ever given, recommended, or suggested to me and then to twice read what I have in my library. When my friend handed me Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Outlander’ I was delighted, slightly skeptical and er, extremely interested to say the least. The 1000 page saga began…
Book Review: The Botticelli Secret By Marina Fiorato
It was a slow start for me; I must admit Fiorato’s lengthy prose, bawdy language and a somewhat gruesome beginning did not have me at “Florence looks like gold and smells like sulphur.” Yet, when you throw in Sandro Botticelli, ‘La Primavera’ that most famous work of art and mix in the Italian renaissance, you’ve…
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