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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Description from the Author: The Other Alexander is the first book in the epic trilogy, The Bow of Heaven. Alexandros, a young Greek philosophy student, is wrenched from a life unlived to submit to the will of an empire – as a slave of Rome. In a world without choice, he must use his cunning
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Conqueror by Conn Iggulden My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is part of a series (5 of 5 so far) that describes what happened to the Mongols of central Asia during and after Genghis Khan’s rule. I hadn’t read the previous books, and I’m sure that made a big difference in how much I
Spring House (Westward Sagas, Book 1) by David Bowles My rating: 4 of 5 stars Based on historical facts and real people, this well-written, fictional account of the Mitchell family during the American Revolutionary War is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Through good times and bad, they stick together, and along with their neighbors, fight for
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The Deserter by Paul Almond; My rating: 4 of 5 stars; “The Deserter” by Paul Almond is a very enjoyable historical novel about a young man who jumps overboard from a British Navy ship while it lies just off the coast of Canada in the early 1800’s. He’d been waiting a long time for his
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Havah: The Story of Eve/A Novel by Tosca Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a beautifully-written story of the first woman, for believers, and a fictional exploration of the fall of man. The point of view is Havah’s (Eve), and it’s a fascinating tale of love, innocence, ease and worship of The
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