A slower-paced but very satisfying read. The three different POVs were well balanced, and Sofia's voice was particularly distinct. Of course, everyone got the happy-ever-after, but not in the cliche ways one might initially expect with these kinds of rags-to-riches storylines. And there was at le...
This is a reasonably good fictionalized biography of Martha Washington. If you want more solid historical material I recommend Elswyth Thane's biography, but if you want something lighter, this book is clean and harmless.Basically the novel is like a rather bland Masterpiece Theatre dramatization...
First of all, I'd give this book 2.5 stars. It's not terrible, but parts of it are quite frustrating to read.The novel tells the story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and since I find her sonnets beautiful, I thought it would be interesting. From the cover blurb, one would think that it primarily...
his book wasn't what I thought it would be, but was great anyways. Based on the front and back covers I was expecting a story about a man who displayed the sign John 3:16 in the stands of a football games and the way it affected people who saw it. While a sign does get shown at a football game ...
The year is 1763. Eleven-year-old Nannerl Mozart is performing before the crowned heads of Europe with her younger brother, Wolfgang. But behind the glamour lurk dark difficulties-- the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is ...
Drawing from historical sources as well as her own keen imagination, Nancy Moser transports readers inside the life and times of the literary world's beloved heroine, Jane Austen.
And why not? He was engaged to an amazing woman, the world knew about their relationship so there was no need to hide, and tomorrow was the day the Time Lottery winners would be coming home.Or not.Either way was fine. Either way was good. Either way the winners had gained more knowledge and more ...
We are there, seeing it happen, moment by moment. We witness the tragedies and ache with the horror they elicit, but we also grab on to the acts of heroism that stun us with their sacrifice. Watching these events always bring about a time of introspection. How would I react in such a situation? I...
Without warning, Lottie gripped the edge of the window to gain her balance. A bottle of perfume skittered across the top of the vanity nearby, teetered on its edge, then fell to the carpet.The rolling was not in Dora’s dreams at all. The ship itself was swaying.Lottie noticed she was awake. “We’r...
“Hand it up, Raleigh.” Raleigh handed Hudson a board for the roof of the general store, then immediately put his hands in his pockets, his shoulders up to his ears. “It’s freezing out here. Can’t we finish fixing the roof tomorrow?” “Sure we could, if it didn’t look like a storm was coming, and i...