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The Curse of the Marquis de Sade

April 5, 2023

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If you’re a bibliophile, then you know the love of collecting books is highly personal. What is a treasure for some might be trash for others. This meant I was conflicted when deciding to read The ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: books, France, history, reading

Joan: A Novel by Katherine J. Chen

August 15, 2022

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Fresh week and time to really start sharing my summer reading. I’m coming in hot with a 5-star novel that is on track to be a favorite of the year. It’s Joan by Katherine Chen. The novel is about Joan ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 15th century, France, historical fiction

The First Actress: A novel

May 27, 2020

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Born the illegitimate daughter of a French courtesan, Sarah Bernhardt didn’t even live with her mother until she was eight years old. When she did move in with her, Sarah caught the eye of one of her ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 19th century, France, historical fiction

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

September 27, 2017

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  In the eyes of the church, the Bible was the most dangerous of all banned books...Priests said that ordinary people were unable to rightly interpret God's word, and needed guidance. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 16th century, England, family saga, France, historical fiction, religion, Viking

April Reading Recap

May 1, 2017

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  Safe to say that April stayed more true to form than March, in that we had A LOT of rain, which is fine because now we have flowers everywhere. My reading was not quite so productive. I did ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: Berkley, France, historical fiction, Hollywood, literary, Little Brown and Company, mini-reviews, pop culture

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