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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated All He Ever Wanted in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
All He Ever Wanted
All He Ever Wanted
Anita Shreve | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
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6.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
A story of one man's obsession with a woman who wanted something else. Unfortunately, I found this book to be a touch too sterile for my taste, lacking in humour and devoid of the historical connections I expect to find in period fiction. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/07/22/i-wanted-a-bit-more/
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Secret Life of Mrs. London in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Secret Life of Mrs. London
The Secret Life of Mrs. London
Rebecca Rosenberg | 2018
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
(3.5/5) This biographical, historical, women’s fiction novel is about the woman who loved the prolific Jack London, Charmian. Overshadowed by her famous husband, with her debut novel “The Secret Life of Mrs. London,” Rebecca Rosenberg brings her front and center. Take a look at my review of this novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/06/27/an-almost-famous-woman/
  
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Deborah (162 KP) rated Mistress of My Fate; The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
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Mistress of My Fate; The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot
Hallie Rubenhold | 2011
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Hallie Rubenhold's foray into the world of historical fiction brings us to Henrietta Lightfoot and the first volume of her memoirs. I confess that I didn't realise that this was the first book in a planned series and felt a bit frustrated at the end of the book as there were many unresolved questions I was dying to know the answer to!

Books written in the first person can sometimes feel a bit contrived, but that wasn't a problem here at all. An older Henrietta relates the 'true' story of her life, evidently in answer to some untruths put about by a character we have yet to properly meet in this first volume; I'm sure all will become apparent later on!

Many of the characters who weave their way through Rubenhold's tale are actually real, historical figures. Even her fictional characters owe something to the real life experiences of other Georgian inhabitants. This certainly isn't prettified historical fiction; we follow the initially very naive Henrietta through her ups and downs. The main action of the novel takes place over the space of about a year, when Henrietta is still only 17. I look forward to the next instalment!