Monthly Archives: November 2015

The Sunne in Splendour

With over 900 pages this historical fiction novel of the reign of Edward IV and Richard III is by far the longest historical fiction book I have ever read! I picked this up thinking I would be reading mainly about … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving holiday! “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” — Charles Dickens “For each new morning with its light, For rest … Continue reading

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The Heart of the Family

“The Heart of the Family” is the third and last volume of the Eliot Family trilogy. I wish there were three more! This book continues the story of Lucilla Eliot and her family and focuses mainly on David, Lucilla’s grandson, … Continue reading

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Doreen

Doreen’s mother is torn. In World War 2 London, the blitz has begun. Almost all of Doreen’s classmates have already been sent to safety in the country, but Mrs. Rawlings doesn’t believe in separating children from their parents, even in … Continue reading

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The Daughter of Time

Inspector Alan Grant likes faces. “…Grant’s interest in faces had remained and enlarged until it became a conscious study. A matter of case records and comparisons. It was, as he had said, not possible to put faces into any kind … Continue reading

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