Pope Joan: A Novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross Broadway Books (2009) ASIN: B002BH5HO4 This historical novel tells the incredible story of a girl in the Dark Ages who longs to be a scholar. She runs away from a dysfunctional home and eventually is given a place in a school. She falls in love with her […]
The Midwife’s Revolt by Jodi Daynard Published by: Opossom Press (2013) ASIN: B00AHJ5J00 I do love a good historical novel or mystery, and this book includes both. Lizzie Boylston is a young widow in 1775 who lives near John and Abigail Adams in Braintree, Massachusetts. Lizzie is a midwife and healer, and although she grew
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The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet’s Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Paynter A nice companion to the classic “Pride and Prejudice,” this is the story of the middle Bennet sister, Mary. Her tale is not all peaches and cream. Mary is not as lovely as Jane nor as loved by their father as Elizabeth. However, her mind
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Redemption: The Further Adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer by Andrew Joyce I have recently read a few westerns I really liked, although it’s not a genre I really know. I choose books based on whether the story itself looks entertaining or interesting, usually regardless of the setting. Being a fan of Mark Twain
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Review: One Great Year by Tamara Veitch and Rene DeFazio This is an epic story of reincarnation, spirituality, and philosophy, revolving around a “great year” cycle of 26,000 years. The denizens of an ancient peace-loving civilization are about to lose their world. They choose “Emissaries” to go forth into the world, guiding people through the
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Fires of Alexandria: Book One of the Alexandrian Saga by Thomas K. Carpenter This is historical fiction based on some facts but with an extremely implausible story. I usually enjoy ancient history and gave it a good try. The famous Heron, genius and inventor, lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the first century, A.D. The Roman Empire
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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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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
