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The Sandcastle Girls

December 19, 2012

The Sandcastle Girls

It was as I was nearing the finish of Chris Bohjalian’s latest novel, The Sandcastle Girls, that I was struck by how insulated and sheltered we are in the United States. I say that with a full ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Armenian genocide, book clubs, Doubleday, historical fiction, World War I

The Secret Keeper

December 17, 2012

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Kate Morton has been carefully wooing readers in the realm of mystery since 2008.  With her latest release she not only cements her relationship with existing readers but will draw in a whole new ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Atria Books, book clubs, England, historical fiction, mystery

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo

December 14, 2012

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs

The year 2010 marked the 300th year anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo, the summer palace of the Romanov dynasty. The land was given as a gift by Peter the Great to his second wife, Catherine I. Future ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: photography, Romanovs, Russia

Lessons from Madame Chic

December 12, 2012

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Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned while Living in Paris  is the offspring of author Jennifer Scott’s successful blog The Daily Connoisseur which is the result of a semester spent ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: France, lifestyle, Paris

The World We Found

December 10, 2012

The World We Found

College is the last stand for the enthusiasm and idealism of youth and for four friends in Bombay it was where they cemented the friendship they believed would last throughout their lives. Then the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, cultural, HarperCollins, India

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