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The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: February 21, 2012
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott is an enticing novel from Doubleday about a woman who survived the sinking of the Titanic. Be stunned by the chaos of the tragedy, awed by subsequent courtroom scenes, and enthralled in this author's take on the aftermath in one woman's life.
The First Frontier by Scott Weidensaul: A Review
Book Reviews: History • Published: February 8, 2012
Scott Weidensaul brings us The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery and Endurance in Early America. The assumptions we generally make about our country's beginnings are laid bare in this historical non-fiction release.
A Good American by Alex George: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: February 5, 2012
Multi-generational family seeks the good life as American immigrants in epic novel, A Good American by Alex George. Amy Einhorn Books releases this historical fiction novel February 2012.
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: January 28, 2012
The Snow Child, debut novel by Eowyn Ivey, transports us to 1920s Alaska. An older couple seeks a new life homesteading in the wilderness. When a magical child appears, their lives are transformed.
Accidents of Providence by Stacia Brown: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: January 1, 2012
Unwed glove maker, Rachel Lockyer, is on trial for murder after a baby is bound buried in the woods. Stacia Brown's debut historical fiction novel examines seventeenth century England's infanticide trials.
The Key to the Root Cellar
Arts and Entertainment: Short Fiction • Published: December 14, 2011
My childhood farmhouse looked pretty good as old farmhouses go. It stood proud and serene as it had for so many years in my memory. It had been unoccupied for years, but the renovation had paid off.
A Special Space in Your Home for the Deserving Woman
Book Reviews: Womens • Published: December 12, 2011
Decorating a new home can be overwhelming. Author Jacqueline deMontravel, with a host of talented photographers, offers suggestions for a feminine retreat space in any size dwelling.
Elsie - Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher by Barbara Anne Waite: A Review
Book Reviews: Biographies Memoirs • Published: November 28, 2011
Barbara Waite's biography of her grandmother's experience teaching in a one room Arizona schoolhouse is a labor of love. Elsie: Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher celebrates the state's centennial.
Mozart's Last Aria by Matt Rees: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: November 1, 2011
Matt Rees loves Mozart, solving crimes, and writing. He hits it out of the ballpark in Mozart's Last Aria. Treat yourself to this Harper Perennial fiction release.
A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: October 5, 2011
Online dating vs. the Civil War shelling of downtown Fredericksburg. Modern day women sewing Civil War Reenactor's uniforms. Contemporary and historical fiction blend in Susan Meissner's new novel, A Sound Among the Trees.
Nightwoods by Charles Frazier: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: September 27, 2011
Nightwoods main character, Luce, is the caretaker of an abandoned, decaying summer lodge on a lake in Appalachia. Frazier aptly describes a lodge in disrepair- a metaphor for the losses in Luce's life. But she is happy and at peace.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean - A Review
Book Reviews: Non Fiction • Published: September 27, 2011
New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean tells the extraordinary story of a famous movie and TV dog. Rin Tin Tin is her first book since her 1998 New York Times bestseller, The Orchid Thief. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend releases September 27, 2011.
Life Is Not a Stage by Florence Henderson: A Review
Book Reviews: Biographies Memoirs • Published: September 19, 2011
The actress America knows as Carol Brady reveals her trials and triumphs in her memoir to be published September 20 by Center Street Publishing. Florence Henderson tells it all in Life is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond.
The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson: Goldmine for Authors
Internet and Businesses Online: Internet Marketing • Published: September 6, 2011
An updated guide for marketing your book on the internet is an absolute necessity with today's changing web technology. Carolyn Howard-Johnson has published an updated version of The Frugal Book Promoter that is essential for authors.
The Doctor's Lady by Jody Hedlund: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: September 1, 2011
The Doctor's Lady by Jody Hedlund, author of The Preacher's Bride, releases September 1, 2011. Adventure moves like a strong current in this historical fiction romance.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: August 23, 2011
The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh's debut novel, may be the most talked about publishing acquisition of 2011. Ballantine won it in a fiercely fought auction. It has already garnered countless pre-publication raves.
City of Promise by Beverly Swerling: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: August 9, 2011
City of Promise, fourth installment in Beverly Swerling's acclaimed New York City saga, spans the time from the Civil War to the Gilded Age of the 1880s. The stories of the Turner and Devrey families continue. The book brims over with the city's explosive expansion, gripping characters and a plot that highlights 19th century social mores. The book cover features fireworks over the newly erected Brooklyn Bridge, but the real sparklers are within its pages.
Before Ever After by Samantha Sotto: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: August 2, 2011
Samantha Sotto weaves her love of European travel and history into her unique debut novel, Before Ever After. Join her on a tour of a magical love story.
The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: August 2, 2011
The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donnelly is a jam-packed combination of historical fiction and romance with a healthy dose of adventure. The final installment in the "Rose Trilogy" is released by Hyperion on August 2, 2011. Called by The Washington Post Book World as "a master of pacing and plot," Donnelly paints with a vivid palette of espionage, blackmail, steamy romance, exotic places, women's suffrage and politics.
Madame Bovary's Daughter by Linda Urbach: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: July 26, 2011
What a fabulous idea for a book! What happened to the ignored, orphaned daughter after her adulterous mother, Madame Bovary, committed suicide? Madame Bovary's Daughter: A Novel of Fashion and Fortune is the story of a daughter determined to distance herself from her infamous mother.
The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons - A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: June 20, 2011
Sound like a fairy tale? It is not because the adjustments necessary to rekindle their lost love are heart wrenching and difficult. Their commitment to each other, however, is unfailing. Their young son, Anthony, captures the irony of his parents' transitions early on when he says, "My dad was a major (in the war), but now he's a lobsterman."
The Art of Forgetting by Camille Noe Pagan - A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: June 9, 2011
Is your best friend perfect? Probably not. Evidently you love her anyway or you would have abandoned the friendship long ago.
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: May 31, 2011
Rachel Simon, bestselling author of Riding the Bus with My Sister captivates in The Story of Beautiful Girl. A couple with disabilities overcome obstacles to locate their lost child.
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: May 31, 2011
Can a woman's desire to become an artist in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish culture of 1911 come true? Having a voice or form of self-expression is a constant struggle for feisty Esther living in the midst of a repressive society. The Haredi community of Jerusalem Maiden allows no independence for women apart from their fathers or husbands.
My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young: A Review
Book Reviews: Fiction • Published: May 31, 2011
How do ordinary people with normal faults and strengths cope when assaulted by the strains of war? My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You is an emotionally charged book about people affected by World War I. The novel reveals the horrors of war and the impact on two sets of lovers separated in the conflict.
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