Subscribe to feed- Let Them Eat Brioche! | A Guest Post by Leslie Carroll October 18, 2011
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- Julia Morgan and A Race to Splendor | A Guest Post by Ciji Ware June 16, 2011
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Review: Before Versailles by Karleen Koen
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Crown
Release Date: June 28th, 2011
Source: I received this copy from TLC Book Tours for review.
A few years ago I read and loved Koen’s Through A Glass Darkly, which covers the South Sea Bubble… Continue reading...
Review | Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar
Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Touchstone
Release Date: February 1st, 2011
Source: I received this advanced copy from the publisher for review.
One of the first things I noticed upon receiving the press release for Exit the Actress was a quotation from… Continue reading...
Birthday Post: Special Author Interview with Sandra Gulland! Plus giveaway!
In honor of my birthday today, I have interviewed one of my all-time favorite historical fiction authors, Sandra Gulland! Sandra’s Josephine B. Trilogy (The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.; Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe; The Last Great Dance on Earth) had a tremendous effect on… Continue reading...
Harrowing Historicals: Review | The Countess by Rebecca Johns
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Crown
Release Date: October 12th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the publisher for review.
The Countess by Rebecca Johns takes a realistic look at the life of Elizabeth Bathory (Erzsébet Báthory in Hungarian and… Continue reading...
Harrowing Historicals: Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
Today’s Harrowing Historical is: Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
Synopsis from the publisher: Daughters of the Witching Hill brings history to life in a vivid and wrenching account of a family sustained by love as they try to survive the hysteria of a witch-hunt.
Bess Southerns, an impoverished widow living
Two Merrie Ladies: Katherine Sedley & Nell Gwyn | A Guest Post by Susan Holloway Scott
When I began this event for the HFBRT, I asked everyone if there was a particular question or topic from The Countess and the King that they’d like me to blog about. Allie was the first to reply with a request for more about Katherine Sedley’s friendship with Nell Gwyn.
At first glance, the two seem to have little in common. Nell Gwyn (1650-1687)… Continue reading...
Review | The Countess and the King by Susan Holloway Scott
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: NAL Trade (Penguin)
Release Date: September 7th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the publisher for review.
She didn’t have beauty, she didn’t have a title of… Continue reading...
HFBRT Event: The Countess and the King by Susan Holloway Scott
The Historical Fiction Bloggers Round Table is back after a brief break for summer! Join us September 1st – 7th as we celebrate the upcoming release of Susan Holloway Scott’s new novel, The Countess and the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester and James II. As per… Continue reading...
Review | The Secret of the Glass by Donna Russo Morin
Read a synopsis of The Secret of the Glass here.Review
The Secret of the Glassby Donna Russo MorinI tend to really enjoy historical fiction that deals with a specific craft, especially crafts of artistic merit. Take The Queen’s Dollmaker for example. I loved learning about the details of 18th century dollmaking and all the techniques involved in achieving what… Continue reading...
The Sunday Salon: Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re celebrating the holiday, I hope you have a fun day with your someone special or surrounded by good friends! Today Ron and I are going to spend Valentine’s Day visiting some museum exhibits, and tonight he is taking me out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in our area. If we have time, we may go see the… Continue reading...