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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Only Woman in the Room in Books

Oct 5, 2020

If you've never heard of Hedy Lamarr, that's fine, she was just an actress, but she also invented something we use in technology every day. To find out more, you can read my #bookreview of this biographical, historical, women's fiction novel about her, "The Only Woman in the Room" by Marie Benedict, on my blog now https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/01/25/the-beauty-of-genius/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Alias Grace in Books

Oct 7, 2020

This classic novel of Margaret Atwood is now a televised mini-series, but I really had to read the book before I start watching it. This fascinating historical fiction novel is a psychological profile based on the true story of Grace Marks, the woman convicted of a double homicide in 1843. Read more in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/03/02/duplicity-or-distortion/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Determined Heart: The Tale of Mary Shelley and Her Frankenstein in Books

Oct 7, 2020

What would make a 19th century woman write such a marvelous horror story that to this day, her book is the first one we think of when we think of the ultimate monster? To find out, read my review of this fascinating historical fiction novel that focuses on Mary Shelley, the author of the book "Frankenstein" https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/09/05/the-monsters-within/

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Mistress of the Ritz

Melanie Benjamin

9.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Book

A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly...

historic fiction wwII france

The First Woman

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

At once epic and deeply personal, the second novel from prize-winning author Jennifer Makumbi is an...

Historical Fiction Africa Uganda Feminism Literary Fiction Coming of age

The Last of Our Kind (Le Dernier des Nôtres)

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

'A word of advice: don't start reading this page-turner at bedtime, or you'll be staying up all...

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Alice Isn't Dead

9.3 (8 Ratings) Rate It

Podcast

A new fiction serial from the creator of Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn’t Dead follows a truck...

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/