Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam is set in early 1920s Edinburgh, a time and place still very much impacted by the losses of WWI. Historically, this period was marked by a rise in mediums and Spiritualism as a means to contact the thousands of people killed during a war, as well as bring family members… Continue reading Review: Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam
Crossing the Horizon: A Novel by Laurie Notaro is the true story of trailblazing women: Elsie Mackay, Ruth Elder, and Mabel Boll. After Charles Lindbergh's historic trans-Atlantic flight in 1927, the few and pioneering aviatrixes in the world sought to claim the title of "First woman to fly across the Atlantic." We all know Amelia Earhart's… Continue reading Review: Crossing the Horizon by Laurie Notaro
Blurb from Amazon: Meet Mazie Phillips: big-hearted and bawdy, she's the truth-telling proprietress of The Venice, the famed New York City movie theater. It's the Jazz Age, with romance and booze aplenty--even when Prohibition kicks in--and Mazie never turns down a night on the town. But her high spirits mask a childhood rooted in poverty,… Continue reading Review: Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg
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