The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
When I began THE SUMMER QUEEN by Elizabeth Chadwick – a signed copy, I might add – I promised myself I would read it purely for pleasure rather than with pen
November 4, 2014
When I began THE SUMMER QUEEN by Elizabeth Chadwick – a signed copy, I might add – I promised myself I would read it purely for pleasure rather than with pen
Recently, Mom gave me her parents’ photo album from their 1936 trip to France for the Vimy memorial dedication. Their pictures are a poignant reminder of a war that affected
Several months ago, as we were moving from house to condo and clearing accumulated junk was the order of the day, I came across a book that has graced my
Author Deanna Raybourn was on the blog in February talking about City of Jasmine and her writing. Afterwards she kindly sent me a copy – very nicely inscribed I might
Carol Bodensteiner has just released her debut novel with the intriguing title GO AWAY HOME. I had the honour of reading it several months ago and totally enjoyed the characters
I’m delighted to have Tony Riches guest post on the blog today. Tony and I became friends after I stumbled on his blog quite some time ago. Tony has recently
Not long ago, I asked readers what books they are reading about WWI. Through this blog, Facebook and Twitter I received quite a few responses and thought I would share
The Kohinoor diamond was said to be cursed because this fabulous jewel often changed hands when disaster or defeat occurred. And sure enough, following England’s subjugation of India, the Kohinoor was taken from the
I’ve read a surprising number of books since Christmas, keeping track of them in a beautiful notebook my great friend Edith gave me. The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin The
Today Deanna Raybourn, New York Times best selling author, talks about her writing and her latest novel, City of Jasmine, which has just released. Readers selected Deanna as one of the
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
