THE RULES OF MAGIC: First, Do No Harm
A family with special gifts allows fear, safety concerns, and desired social position to influence how they behave.
Literary Fiction
Pride & Prejudice Audio: Worth the Time?
How many versions of Jane Austen’s masterpiece can I enjoy? Well, it seems at least one more.
One is the Loneliest Number: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
An awkward woman with a horrific past may blossom at last.
VINEGAR GIRL by Anne Taylor: Taming THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
How do you adapt THE TAMING OF THE SHREW to a contemporary novel?
MODERN LOVERS: Aging Out of Cool
You don’t always get to live your dream, but why not?
ELIGIBLE by Curtis Sittenfeld: Ardently Admired & Loved!
The best retelling of Jane Austen’s P&P I have ever come across! Delicious!
Scary Siblings THE SISTERS OF VERSAILLES by Sally Christie
Five sisters in the court of Versailles during the reign of Louis XV.
“Carefully researched and ornately detailed, The Sisters of Versailles is the first book in an exciting new historical fiction trilogy about King Louis XV, France’s most “well-beloved” monarch, and the women who shared his heart and his bed. ” Tantor Media
Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown: POV and Family Connection
The author uses a plural point of view to tell the story of three sisters returning to their parents’ home as adults.
MRS. SINCLAIR’S SUITCASE: Personal Histories Collide
A young woman tries to unravel the secrets of a letter to her grandmother from her grandfather who met during WWII.
RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles: Best Friends for Now
Two female friends develop a rivalry over a wealthy man. But is he what he seems to be? Is anyone?
The Truth According To Us is Brilliant, Beautiful, Bittersweet!
A young woman, a woman of thirty, and a young debutant all come of age in different ways as truths of the past are revealed. Beautifully written.
FRENCH CONCESSION by Xiao Bai with Guest Reviewer
Today’s review of the FRENCH CONCESSION by Xiao Bai comes from the mind of my guest reviewer, and husband, Don Desbiens. It’s about Shanghai in the 1930s: a fascinating and, apparently frightening, place.
Adaptation: ENCHANTED AUGUST (Giveaway)
A translation of Elizabeth von Arnim’s 1922 novel, “The Enchanted April,” from Edwardian England and Italy to modern day Maine.
A Desperate Fortune: The Accidental Adventuress
A present day women with an uncanny ability to decode ciphers decodes and translates the diary of a woman who is a part of the 18th century Jacobite families in exile in France.
FUNNY GIRL: Comedy in the Age of Change
The story of a young woman trying to break into comedy but without a clue. Her whole life changes when she moves to London and learns it’s about talent and being in the right place at the right time.
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