Murder by Degrees introduces Dr. Lydia Weston, a professor and clinician at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia, 1875. Her patient/mentee, Anna Ward, has disappeared. It is out of character because she has a disabled brother and an adult sister who depend on the money she earns in service. When her body is pulled from … Continue reading Murder by Degrees – Ritu Mukerji
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Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Audible)
As a long time Kingsolver fan, I've learned she can take us on journeys wildly unlike the last novel and always move me. I chose to listen to the audio book of Demon Copperhead due to having a lot of driving to do over the last few months. That doubled the blessing with a narrator … Continue reading Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Audible)
The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
The Carnivale of Curiosities has a strong gothic novel feel. Set in 1880s London, this is a story with many themes. Aurelius Ashe is a magician, imbued with powers that go beyond illusion, yet also involve his subjects' illusions. Together with a masterful carpenter, inventor of machinery and careful craftsman, Mr. Pretorius, Ashe is responsible … Continue reading The Carnivale of Curiosities – Amiee Gibbs
The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis does it again! I've enjoyed every one of her novels, all set in two eras and centered on a building in New York city. In this case, while a building matters (Radio City Music Hall), "The Spectacular" is about a Rockette, Marion, who danced in the 1950s and is now, in the 1990s, … Continue reading The Spectacular – Fiona Davis
Hang the Moon – Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls, with unparalleled perception and kindness brings to us the inner voices of people who survive and thrive, despite their extraordinarily dysfunctional families. I have loved each of her books for her gift of writing, so much that I read hours and hours until my eyes will not let me stay awake. Hang the … Continue reading Hang the Moon – Jeannette Walls
Loyalty – Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline offers us an entertaining stand alone story-- historical fiction -- that opens in Palermo, Sicily in 1810. Early on, Franco Fiorivanti, who serves as the manager of a lemon grove for a local Baron, gets involved in a favor for the Baron that sets off a chain of events making up the largest … Continue reading Loyalty – Lisa Scottoline
Night Flight to Paris – Cara Black
All hail Cara Black who brings us a second book with WWII British sniper Kate Rees. We first met Kate not too long after her husband and baby were killed in a Nazi air raid. She grew up in Northeast Oregon on a ranch, educated well by her father in shooting and in learning how … Continue reading Night Flight to Paris – Cara Black
Looking for Jane – Heather Marshall
Looking for Jane is a fictional look at the choices women had regarding unwanted pregnancies during the period from 1960 to the time abortion was legalized in Canada. The story opens in 2017, with Angela, who is managing her Aunt Jo's antiques store. Angela was fired when her employer found out she is pregnant. Angela … Continue reading Looking for Jane – Heather Marshall
Silver Screen Mysteries by Barbara Hambly
One Extra Corpse - Barbara Hambly (Book Two - 2023) One Extra Corpse is the second entry in Hambly's Silver Screen mystery series. Emma's husband died in WWI and, after losing her parents and brother as well, she eventually ends up in Los Angeles with her sister in law Kitty, a gorgeous and untalented star … Continue reading Silver Screen Mysteries by Barbara Hambly
The Making of Her – Bernadette Jiwa
Joan Egan grew up poor, living in a house on the Cranmore Housing Estate in Dublin. She was the eldest child, the "mistake" that led to her parent's hasty marriage. Her mother died when she was thirteen. Her father, always a heavy drinker never did well after that . The youngest four children are parceled … Continue reading The Making of Her – Bernadette Jiwa
They Called me Bookworm 