Review of Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian
My review of Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian, a nuanced novel set in the context of the mass slaughter and exile of Armenians from Turkey during WWI
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Review and Giveaway of The Other Alexander by Andrew Levkoff
Review and Giveaway of The Other Alexander by Andrew Levkoff: a novel with an excellent voice. Hear a surprising side of Crassus.
Review of The Tapestry by Nancy Bilyeau
Review of Nancy Bilyeau’s Tudor thriller The Tapestry, third in the Joanna Stafford series. Highly recommended
Review of Satan’s Lullaby by Priscilla Royal
My review of Priscilla Royal’s Satan’s Lullaby: a Medieval Mystery. Highly recommended
Review of The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell
My review of Patricia Bracewell’s The Price of Blood. Queen Emma of England in 1006 faces Vikings, a self-destructive husband and illicit love. Excellent, dark sequel to Shadow on the Crown.
Review of Rodin’s Lover by Heather Webb
A Review of Heather Webb’s historical novel, Rodin’s Lover, about Camille Claudet, a talented sculptor who had a tumultuous relationship with Rodin and eventually declined into madness.
Review of Knossos by Laura Gill
Knossos, by Laura Gill, takes the big view of the history of Crete, unfolding the years between 1900 and 1200 BC in a series of interrelated, extended stories.
Review of A Day of Fire by Stephanie Dray, Ben Kane, E. Knight, Sophie Perinot, Kate Quinn, Vicki Alvear Shecter
A Day of Fire is a collection of six interconnected stories set in Pompeii on the day Vesuvius blew up. The stories immerse us into a variety of strata of Roman life in this iconic city and build a rich palette of characters.
Review of Tita by Marie Houzelle
Review of Tita, a novel set in 1950’s South of France: Tita is not an exercise in blind nostalgia for a lost past. It is a rich and warm, yet open-eyed portrait of a place and time just beyond our current reach. It’s a book worth savoring.
Review of A King’s Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman
Sharon Kay Penman’s epic novel of the latter part of Richard the Lionheart’s life, A King’s Ransom, engages in some literary alchemy.