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The Last Tudor

Catherine — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:21:16 +0000

Just when I think I know all I need to know about the Tudors, Philippa Gregory writes another riveting piece of historical fiction about the family. And when her latest, The Last Tudor, ends I’m still thinking there should be one more book to come. I began The Last Tudor thinking it would be […]

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October Reading Wrap-up

Catherine — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 07:34:35 +0000

Happy Halloween, dear readers and welcome to the October reading wrap-up! I’m not going to beat around the bush—I had serious reading issues this month. Bottom line? By midmonth I could not commit to almost any new fiction. I went into it on Friday, so I won’t bore you with the details again. I had […]

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September Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 07:24:35 +0000

Goodbye to the first month of fall! Did anyone have fall weather? Or great fall reading? Despite this being the time of year for the biggest book releases, I did not have that much luck with my September reading. Am I the only person who feels abandoned by the book gods? Read The two notable […]

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June Reading Wrap-Up

Catherine — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:58:30 +0000

Hello, lovely bookworms! I know there are are probably only a handful of you not heading out for the long weekend, but I just wanted to quickly wrap-up my June reading because it’s been an interesting month. Most of the last week has been streaming the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and texting madly to my swim/book […]

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The Kingmaker’s Daughter

Catherine — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:06:00 +0000

I’ve already professed my love for the work of Philippa Gregory so I’ll keep this brief. I reviewed The White Princess two weeks ago which chronicles the end of The Cousins’ War and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. That was book five in the series, which I read knowing I had missed book […]

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The White Princess

Catherine — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:08:30 +0000

I’m going to begin with full disclosure: I love the work of Philippa Gregory. I first read her novel, The Other Boleyn Girl, and from there was hooked on the early history of England. After several books she completed her narrative on the later history of the Tudors and moved to a less-known time, the […]

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