Monthly Archives: January 2016

Left Neglected

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Theresa

“Please tell me there are others,” I say. My mother has just modeled the three hats she purchased for me at the mall. She’s still wearing the third one – an absurdly large Victorian tea hat covered with a heaping … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Theresa

Glory has returned to her childhood home, partly to care for her frail, aging father. Glory, the youngest of eight in the family, has no other choice but to return home to a father who now needs physical care. Her … Continue reading →

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Wintercombe

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Theresa

England’s Civil War has reached Wintercombe Manor. Silence St. Barbe, raised by a remorselessly strict father, has escaped her troublesome childhood home through a marriage of convenience. Her (much older) husband has left to fight on the side of Parliament … Continue reading →

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Juniata Valley

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Theresa

Set during the French and Indian wars, this historical fiction novel draws the reader into the events and hardships of the pioneer settlers in the valley region of Pennyslvania. The novel follows the story of several families and their various … Continue reading →

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A Very Incomplete Reading List for 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Theresa

Cosy Night by Kim Parkhurst I was in two minds about setting reading goals.  After all, I like to read for enjoyment and relaxation, and to have my world expanded.  I don’t like to feel that I am being ‘compelled’ … Continue reading →

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Coming in 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Theresa

Elizabeth Goudge coming in April: coming  January  5  from DE Stevenson (there are several DE Stevenson titles now coming out in Kindle also!)  

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Theresa

Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2016! “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” T S Eliot “The … Continue reading →

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