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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Girl in Disguise in Books

Oct 5, 2020

In Macallister's second novel, she takes on telling the story of Kate Warne, America's (and maybe the world's) first female detective, who walked into the Pinkerton's Detective Agency in 1856 and insisted Pinkerton take her on as an agent. Find out what I thought of this historical fiction novel in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/03/03/becoming-the-first/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age in Books

Oct 6, 2020

If you're as fascinated by historical fiction that delves into the woman behind the man as I am, then this story about Delia Spencer Caton Field, the woman Marshall Field loved and the scandal that their relationship caused, is just right for you. Read my review of this book here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/11/21/the-merchant-princes-woman/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Huntress in Books

Oct 7, 2020

The Huntress

Kate Quinn | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(3 Ratings)

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In Kate Quinn’s recently released historical fiction novel she takes us to the post-WWII era, where the main plot surrounds the search for a woman known as ‘die Jägerin’ aka “The Huntress”. Find out what I thought of this novel from my latest #bookreview on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/03/08/night-witches-and-chasing-evil/

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

Oct 7, 2020

All He Ever Wanted

Anita Shreve | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance

6.7

(3 Ratings)

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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

(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/