As a female living in the United States in 2012, it’s difficult for me to imagine having no choice about the direction of my life. In Shanghai in the 1930′s, however, a woman obeyed her parents, fulfilled her duty by marrying, and lived a life centered around her family’s honor, with no regard for her…
Category Archives: Historical
Chasing Mona Lisa, with Giveaway
In late 2009, I reviewed The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey. In this novel, Gabi Mueller, a young woman working for the American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) in Switzerland experiences excitement, peril, and love in the midst of World War II. I enjoyed this novel (as I…
The Loom
One of the things I enjoy about historical fiction is the opportunity to learn while enjoying a good story. Did you know that in the pre-Civil War South, older slaves worked in the plantation’s loom room? Because they were too worn out for physical labor, they spent their days weaving, creating clothing and other necessary…
Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon manages to be historic fiction as well as a retelling of a well-known myth, and as such, it’s extremely well-done. Ariadne, the Goddess-Who-Will-Be, is in many ways a normal 15 year old girl, insecure in some ways, chafing against the life she’s always known while at the same time embracing impending…
Wonderland Creek, with Giveaway
Alice Ripley couldn’t be happier. Although she is living during the Great Depression, her father’s job as a minister keeps the family fed and sheltered, and Alice loves her job at the local library. For someone who can’t keep her nose out of a book, life couldn’t be much better. When her boyfriend breaks up…
The Unexpected Miss Bennet, Review and Giveaway
Several years ago, I decided to read Jane Austen’s novels. Over the course of a year, I enjoyed them all. Like many Austen fans, I have a special fondness for the Bennet sisters from Pride and Prejudice. Since first reading this classic, I have reread the book and experienced the story through the BBC movie…
The Woman who Heard Color
The Woman Who Heard Color opens with Laurel, an “art detective” who tracks down artwork missing or stolen, especially under the Nazi regime, meeting with Isabella, a German immigrant whose father was Jewish and whose mother, Laurel suspects, worked with Hitler and his minions to steal artwork from Jewish owners and galleries. Isabella is elderly…
A Lasting Impression
I enjoy Christian fiction, and most novels that I read are by Christian authors (I am open to reading fiction by any author, but I prefer books without bad language and/or intimate scenes, and they are more and more difficult to find). Occasionally, I feel that I am in a reading rut, and the books…
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