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Touched By Fire by Irene N. Watts Historical fiction Published September, 2013 by Tundra Books Hardcover, 206 pages This is the story of a young woman named Miriam Markovitz, whose family lived in Russia in the early part of the last century. Wanting to escape the horrible conditions under which they lived and the persecutions
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Foundling: The Foundling’s Tale Part One by D.M. Cornish Publisher: Speak ISBN: 978-0142409138 Pages: 448 (Paperback) I enjoyed this book because Cornish creates a fascinating alternate universe and includes an interesting supporting cast. The main character, on the other hand, does very little in the book except watch things happen, wish he was somewhere else, try
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There were 28 members and friends today at La Madeleine to talk about their books and swap a few, too. Here is the extensive list: Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright Foundling (The Foundling’s Tale, Part One) by D.M. Cornish Leviathan (Leviathan Trilogy) by Scott Westerfield Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century)
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One of the ladies in the On the Same Page Ladies Book Club recently asked if I’ve ever given a book 5 stars. The question came about because I have yet to rate of our book club reads higher than a 3 on a 1-to-5 scale. I never thought of myself as a picky reader,
San Antonio Book Lovers Meetup holds a Book Swap and Gab Session every second Saturday. We had a record crowd today as author Mark Louis Rybczyk shared his experiences researching and writing his book “The Travis Club.” He and his guests, including Bruce Hathaway and Steven Sellers, entertained us while speaking about the history of
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Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame How did Miss Havisham of Great Expectations become of the character we remember from Dickens’s novel? That is the question this story answers, and it does it in wonderful form. I’m always a little concerned about books that dig into the backstory of famous novels. We all have our
Today I’m pointing to a fun post from Half Price Books that will bring back some memories and hopefully make some new ones. 50 Greatest Love Stories Ever Told (in a book) by Meredith celebrated “Kiss and Make Up” Day on August 25. I like book lists. It’s fun to look through them and pick
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