Review: Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison
Whiskey When We’re Dry by John Larison is a Western you know, as well as the Western you don’t. That’s namely due to Whiskey’s main character, Jessilyn. The story is […]
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Review: Becoming Belle by Nuala O’ Connor
Becoming Belle by Nuala O’ Connor is a Victorian-set novel about a women ahead of her time. Isabel Maude Penrice Bilton did indeed becoming “Belle,” a modern woman […]
Review: Women of the Blue & Gray by Marianne Monson
Women of the Blue and Gray tells the true stories of women on both sides of the Civil War who defied gender norms and were social pioneers despite the […]
Review: Varina by Charles Frazier
Varina by Charles Frazier tells the story of Varina Davis, wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. From their first meeting, to the violent end of the war and her […]
Review: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser
Princess: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser tells the little-known lives and trials of Princesses Royal (Charlotte,) Augusta, Elizabeth, Sophia, Amelia, and Mary. The daughters of George […]
Review: Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini
Enchantress of Numbers tells the true story of [Augusta] Ada Byron King, the daughter of the famous poet, growing up in the shadow of the famous father she never knew. […]
Review: The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston
The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston tells the story of a magically gifted mute woman, Morgana, and her new husband by arranged marriage, Cai Jenkins. Although the back cover blurb […]
