Truffle: A Global History
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What is a truffle? Is it the highest order of fungal foods, above the many mushrooms we eat? Despite...
A Gay History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Men Since the Middle Ages
Matt Cook, Robert Mills, Randolph Trumbach and H.G. Cocks
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The book explores the changing ways in which male-male sex and love have been perceived and...
Debating the Woman Question in the French Third Republic, 1870-1920
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Karen Offen offers a magisterial reconstruction and analysis of the debates around relations between...
Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy
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Since the rise of artificial formula, we have turned a biological process into a never-ending...
Diplomatic Gardens of Washington
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Take an exclusive look behind the embassy walls of Washington, DC, and, through 168 color images,...
Giles's War
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Few contemporaries captured Britain's indomitable wartime spirit as well or as wittily as the...
David McK (3372 KP) rated Lord Hornblower (Hornblower #10) in Books
Feb 21, 2021
Yes, just one year before the end of the Napoleonic Wars and Napoleons final defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
This novel also takes place over that year, from his (successful) completion of that mission, to a landing in the port of Le Havre, to the conference of Vienna where the victors carve up Napoleon's empire, to Napoleon's return and to his final defeat - admittedly, the decidedly not perfect Hornblower may not be personally involved in all those latter events, but they do impact upon him as he is away visiting old friends (from a few novels back) in France when Napoleon returns.
And, I have to say, he has a very lucky escape indeed!
Only 1 more novel to go now to complete the set ...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated A Promise in Provence (Provence #2) in Books
Feb 24, 2021
Kyle Hunter is a new to me author. This book is part of a series and since I have not read the previous book and I was not confused I think it can be read as a standalone.
I loved Kyle Hunter's vivid descriptions of Mark and Laurens's travels through France (and I will admit I am a little jealous of them!). I also enjoyed the character interactions and the challenges they faced. But I will be honest with you, Lauren is not a very likable character through much of the book and I had a difficult time seeing past her wishy-washy self-centeredness. But I did enjoy the overall story. I thought Lauren’s quest to find herself was interesting and I liked the faith-based aspects of the story. So, I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
*I volunteered to read this story in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
Lindsay (1717 KP) rated When Twilight Breaks in Books
Mar 3, 2021
Hitler is doing something that I genuinely hope the US will not allow happening in today's world. We see what is happening with the Jews in Germany. The book starts to get more interesting when Evelyn finds a false passport and needs to escape Germany.
This book takes the two of them on an adventure through Germany and into France. Will they get home and safe? Who wants Peter and Evelyn dead? Why? We see what happens to the citizens of Germany and how the laws are denoting restricted under Hitler?
Will Peter and Evelyn's friends help them out by hiding them. Why is Evelyn so afraid to be with Peter and possibly be with him. There a surprise how this ends. The story plot is excellent and enjoyable.