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Stevie Nicks recommended Wide Sargasso Sea in Books (curated)

"Wide Sargasso Sea is inspired by Bronte’s classic Jane Eyre. The novel explores the life of Mrs Rochester, ‘the wild woman in the attic’, in 1830s Jamaica before she was brought to England by Mr Rochester. Jean Rhys wrote this book as a precursor to Jane Eyre because of her love for the Bronte novel. I saw the film adaptation of the book in the early 1990s and it inspired me to write the song of the same name on my album"

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Glass Ocean in Books

Oct 5, 2020

The Glass Ocean

Karen White, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Mystery

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Before the Titanic, there was the tragedy of the sinking of the passenger ship, the Lusitania, which was an event that forced the US into the first World War. In this carefully layered historical fiction novel, authors Williams, Willig and White bring us three stories of three women connected to one another and to that fateful sailing. Find out what I thought of this novel in my latest book review, here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/09/14/three-belles-secrets/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Beautiful Strangers in Books

Oct 5, 2020

What do you get when you combine a Hollywood movie set and a ghost? One thing you might get is Camille Di Maio’s newest novel “The Beautiful Strangers” where she combines these two things with a young woman looking to help her grandfather solve a mystery, while also wanting to strike out on her own. Find out from my latest #bookreview what I thought of this historical, biographical novel.<br/>https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/03/29/some-like-it-with-ghosts/<br/>;

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Phantom's Apprentice in Books

Oct 5, 2020

In Heather Webb’s latest novel, she re-envisions Gaston Leroux’s story from 1910 about Christine Daaé, the soprano haunted by the Paris Opera’s “phantom.” This original dramatic work is now best known from its adaptation as a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Webb, however, has new ideas about who Christine and her phantom were. You can read more about what I thought of this novel in my review of “The Phantom’s Apprentice,”

https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/01/28/mystifying-masquerade/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Sadness Is a White Bird in Books

Oct 5, 2020

In this debut novel, author Moriel Rothman-Zecher delves into both the political and the emotional conflicts that can exist between Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. However, despite the gravity of this subject, the author gives us a novel that is expressively written, that is important reading for anyone who wants to better understand the people behind these tenuous struggles. You can read more about this book in my review here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/03/18/the-difficulties-of-devotions/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Sisters One, Two, Three in Books

Oct 6, 2020

Sisters One, Two, Three

Nancy Star | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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While vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, a tragedy happens to the Tangle family during Ginger's 13th summer, and it ends up being the source of secrets and lies that follow her and her whole family throughout their lives. Nancy Star's novel investigates what happens when they uncover the unknown, and they each have to confront their own truths. Read what I thought of this fascinating novel that gets 4.5 stars in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/03/10/counting-on-family/