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.
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 ...
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...
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...