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Book Review: Gilt by Katherine Longshore
Gilt Gilt by Katherine Longshore Published May 15, 2012 Summary: Though I’veread a lot of historical fiction set during the Tudor dynasty, I had never read a book that chronicled Catherine Howard’s rise to the throne. In Gilt,we see the story from Kitty’s perspective. Kitty is a minor noble who becomes friends with Catherine Hoaward when they…
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Book Haul: May 1
This seems to be a busy week for publishers since I received a lot of galleys for review. Again, please remember that I will review as I am able and if a book doesn’t interest me enough to finish there will not be a review posted. Shop Indie Bookstores Code Name Verity Code Name Verity…
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Book Review: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Published 2011 Summary: Like many memoirs written since the fall of the Taliban, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the story of an Afghanistani woman who disobeyed the strict regime and made a way for herself and the women of her village. In…
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Book Review: The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny
Shop Indie Bookstores The Book of Madness and Cures: A Novel The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny Published April 2012 Summary: Set in the late 16th century, this novel is the story of a young woman who has chosen a non-traditional path. Gabriella Mondini learned about medicine from her father and has been keeping…
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Book Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Shop Indie Bookstores The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Published September 2011 Summary: Rory Deveraux moves to England to attent a boarding school in London’s poshest neighborhood. As soon as she arrives killings like the 1888 Jack the Ripper murders begin. When Rory is the only witness to see the murderer she is…
The Library of Alexandra 