Eleanora Cohen’s birth is full of omens. The town where she was born was under siege, her mother died in childbirth, and a flock of exotic hoopoes come to roost at the house and just stay. Otherwise, her very early years were fairly normal. Her father married his dead wife’s sister, who did her duty […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. In the past two weeks, I’ve Posted: Review: The Big Beautiful by Pamela Duncan–4 Stars Review: The Company by K. J. Parker–2 Stars Review: Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay–4 Stars Read: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline The Oracle of Stamboul […]
In WWII France, the French police rounded up over 13,000 Jews and held them in a huge stadium, the Vélodrome d’Hiver, for days before shipping the survivors off to concentration camps. This is the fictional story of one little girl who was taken and what her life might have been like. It’s also the story […]
A group of comrades-in-arms have almost all gone back to live in the rural area where they came from. Some are faring better than others but they all seem to be at a loss as to what to do with themselves now that the war is over. Things change when their long-time leader, Kunessin, finally […]
Cassandra Moon, firmly in her 40s, is finally getting married. She’s been taking care of others all her life and now she’s looking forward to having someone else take care of her for a change. All she has to do is walk down the aisle and say “I do.” So why does she find herself […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood-4 Stars Review: Heartless by Gail Carriger–4 Stars Review: Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg–3 Stars Read: The Big Beautiful by Pamela Duncan Currently Reading: The Fountain at St. James Court; […]
Dena Nordstrom is on the verge of making it big as a female newscaster in 1970s New York, but she’s not dealing well with the stress of the job and some unresolved issues from her past. This was enjoyable enough. My favorite parts featured the extended family living in Elmwood Springs, Missouri. I kept reading […]
**SPOILERS FOR SOULLESS, CHANGELESS, AND BLAMELESS** Alexia Maccon, nee Tarrabotti, is back in residence at Woolsey Castle. She’s gloriously pregnant, not very happy with the way the infant-inconvenience is trying to slow her down, and firmly resolved to keep on with her daily business as usual. When a ghost appears to her and manages to […]
**SPOILERS FOR THE 1ST IN THE SERIES, BLISS** Rosemary Bliss feels incredibly guilty; she lost her family’s magical cookbook to her evil Aunt Lily and now everything in their hometown of Calamity Falls just feels drab. To make matters worse, Aunt Lily is everywhere Rose turns–on the TV, on the radio, and now on the […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s been another busy couple of weeks, so I’ve been reading but posting very little. Posted: Review: Drawing Down the Moon by Charles Vess–5 Stars Review: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill–4.5 Stars Read: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily […]
Victoria McQueen, known at different times as Vic or The Brat, inadvertently discovers she has a special gift when she’s about ten years old. If she wants to find something badly enough, she can ride her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike across a rickety wooden covered bridge and find whatever she’s looking for on the other […]