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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk in Books

Oct 5, 2020

According to Publisher's Weekly, to develop the character of Lillian Boxfish, Kathleen Rooney took inspiration from real-life poet and Macy's ad-writer Margaret Fishback, who gained fame for her clever ads and humorous poetry in the 1930s. Read my review of this delightful book of fiction that brings an essentially unknown woman into the limelight at last.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/04/08/a-life-in-steps/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Last Train to London in Books

Oct 5, 2020

4.75/5 to be precise! Author Meg Waite Clayton’s newest novel is a biographical, historical, women’s fiction novel about Geertruida Wijsmuller, aka “Tante Truus” who was instrumental in getting thousands of children out of Nazi Germany via the Kindertansport. This powerful and important novel was just released and I hope you’ll read my #bookreview of it on my blog now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/09/13/saving-a-whole-world/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Fall of Poppies: Stories of Love and the Great War in Books

Oct 7, 2020

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the end of the first World War, I wanted to remind my readers of this book. Nine amazing historical fiction writers contributed to this beautiful collection of short stories about the end of World War I. Find out why I give this book a full five stars in my review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/08/21/nine-times-november-11-1918/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Woman 99 in Books

Oct 7, 2020

Greer Macallister’s third historical fiction novel is once again one that includes elements of a thriller and those of an action novel, all while including the psychological aspects of the mentally ill and their treatment during the latter part of the 19th century. Take a look at what I thought of this novel in my newest #bookreview on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/03/15/pulling-a-nellie-bly/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Art of Regret: A Novel in Books

Oct 7, 2020

I don’t often read contemporary fiction, but when I do, I need the book to give me something I can think about. In Mary Fleming’s new book, she certainly does give us just that (and please don’t judge this book by its cover). See what I thought of it in my latest #bookreview on my blog now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/10/25/a-path-to-changing-gears/