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
Take Her For A Ride: A Hollywood Story by Steven M. Painter Genre: Historical Novel This is a true Hollywood book, including the bright lights of the movie studio back lots and the back streets of depression-era America. The time is 1930, when the studios held all the power, and starlets came from all over
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Fourteen Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle The description from Amazon.com: “Fourteen Western tales, by turns boisterous, bawdy, shocking, sentimental. They’re not for kids—there’s a fair amount of adult content here—but a treat for anyone else who likes old-fashioned stories with new twists and turns, written by someone who loves the West, past and present.” That’s
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