Lake of Widows (The Women of the Lake #2)
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Three women. One shared struggle. Can they survive? 1970. When Adrienne Chevalier’s perfect...
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The Signare of Gorée
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An Agatha Christie style mystery meets Isabel Allende. 1846. In the heat of West Africa, the...
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The Lotus House (Echoes of Empire)
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A gripping, emotional drama of love and courage set in the Philippines during WW2. 1960: Nancy...
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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Mary I: Queen of Sorrows in Books
Oct 22, 2024
Alison Weir is writing a work of historical fiction, but she has done her research. Of course, a lot of Mary’s story could be open to interpretation, and we’ll never know her exact inner thoughts, but she wrote letters and people wrote things down about her at the time. And personally, I really like Weirs interpretation. She makes Mary a human being, with thoughts, loves, hates and responsibilities. The period in history is described so well, that the reader can understand why Mary had such an extreme reaction to those who wouldn’t convert to Catholicism. And, well, Elizabeth I killed a lot more people than Mary ever did, so 🤷🏼♀️
I found the chapters on Mary’s childhood really interesting and very sad. What a traumatic childhood she had.
So, if you enjoy historical fiction and want to find out more about Mary I, then this may well be the book for you too. A totally absorbing read!
The Vow
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In a stunning work of feminist historical fiction for readers who loved Dawn Tripp’s Georgia and...
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The Demons of Wychwood
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London 1860 Felix Lazarus - I suppose you could say I was a voyeur and what I was doing was wrong,...
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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) in Movies
Jan 13, 2018
Joni Thomas (33 KP) rated Titanic (1997) in Movies
Aug 24, 2018
I think the movie's casting was perfect. The drama was perfect, the storyline really draws you in and even though you know how the story ends you still find yourself wishing the ship would just miss the iceberg, just this once.
The special effects are quite good for the year the movie was made.
I love that although Jack and Rose are made up characters that there are some historical figures featured in the movie also. It really gives the movie a more authentic feel.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Outlaw King (2018) in Movies
Nov 25, 2018
The accents were all over the place, which was slightly annoying. The acting was good, for the most part. Also, for all of the big hype over the full-frontal nudity... It was a weird thing to hype, and a weird time in the film to place it.
Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Will the Real Carolyn Keene Please Stand Up in Books
Dec 31, 2019
I have loved Nancy Drew Mysteries since I was 8. I've had to have read over 200 of the various series.
This book is a wonderful tribute to the character of Nancy and Carolyn, the pen name for the books.
The book spans almost a hundred years and goes into the life of Edward Stratemeyer and have s family and the ghostwriter Mildred.
I'm sure there will be some folks disappointed that this isn't Nancypalooza straight out the gate but it certainly is a cracking good piece of historical fiction.