As a girl growing up in the south, I viewed the Civil War era in romantic terms. I pictured girls in hoop skirts on picturesque lawns in front of beautiful plantation homes. Of course, I know those years weren’t as glamorous as Gone With the Wind portrays. Like all wars, the Civil War devastated many…
Category Archives: Historical
Diamond Ruby
Although historical fiction is my favorite genre, I haven’t read much of it lately. Really, I haven’t read much fiction at all this summer (not very convenient when you are a regular contributor for a book blog). We’ve been busy, but I’ve also been reading a lot more nonfiction titles because of health issues (I…
A Good Confession
Whenever I read British literature, I find myself transported. It seems so foreign to me, even more so than reading the South Asian authors and Middle Eastern authors who I love, perhaps because I always feel like it should feel more similar to my own experience, since they speak the same language. So I’m surprised…
Dark in the City of Light
Paul Robertson certainly could not be accused of exploiting one particular genre. No niche for him. His previous novels (linked to my review) centered around a DC bookseller in According to Their Deeds, a city council making a decision on a municipal project in Road to Nowhere, and a wealthy beneficiary embroiled in politics and…
This Fine Life
This Fine Life, a novel by Eva Marie Everson, opens in the summer of 1959 with young socialite Mariette Puttnam returning home upon graduation from boarding school. Mariette is torn between her mother’s desire that she take her rightful place among the privileged society in which they move in order (and thus find a husband)…
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Several months ago, I read Little Women for the first time. I don’t know how I made it 36 years without reading this novel (or watching the movie), but I did. When selecting titles for this year’s Classics Bookclub, I knew Little Women needed to be at the top of the list. By the time…
The Blue Orchard
Jackson Taylor conducted research over a two year period in preparation for his debut novel, The Blue Orchard, reading old newspapers and speaking with people familiar with the real-life characters who would eventually be featured in his book, including, most importantly, his grandmother Verna Krone, whose life story is portrayed. This mixture of factual information,…
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