The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake – Book Review
Emma is a new bride who comes to town when she marries the young doctor, Will Fitch. Frankie Bard is one of the first female journalists assigned to covering the war overseas, and though she is supposed to be dispassionate, sometimes the gravity of events creeps into her voice anyway. Iris James is the new [...]
Almost Home, by Pam Jenoff – Book Review
Jordan Weiss is falling apart. After receiving a letter from a friend living in London who is slowly deteriorating from ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Jordan transfers her post as an Intelligence Officer with the U.S. State Department to a branch overseas in London. Jordan has deep reservations about going back to London [...]
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel, by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin – Book Review
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel is my second experience reading a graphic novel and I really enjoyed reading it, even though I had very mixed feelings about the anti-hero/protagonist Artemis Fowl. I mostly didn’t like him or the methods he used to retrieve his family fortune. I was rooting against him for most of the [...]
Among The Thugs, by Bill Buford – Book Review
When Bill Buford started investigating the extreme violence among the soccer “firms” in the UK he was early into his tenure of being an American in England and as a result looked upon as an outsider when approaching the members of the different groups. With perseverance through continued attendance at soccer matches and his presence [...]
The House of Moreys, by Phyllis Bentley
This is the first book that I have re-read this year and probably only the second book that I have re-read in the past couple of years, the other being Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen. Originally my copy belonged to my aunt. She told me that it was one of her favorite books (she [...]
Daniel O’Thunder, by Ian Weir: Green Books Campaign
This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today more than 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Ideally publishers will want to consider the benefits of getting greener and readers will start taking the environment into consideration when purchasing books. This campaign is organized by Eco-Libris, a a green company working to [...]
Convenient Marriage, by Georgette Heyer
The Convenient Marriage, by Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication Date:February 1, 2009
Original Publication Date: 1934
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
In A Nutshell: A Good Read
Horatia Winwood’s sister has been engaged by their mother to marry the Earl of Rule, but since her sister is hopeless in love with someone else, Horatia goes to the Earl and offers herself [...]
Midwife, by Jennifer Worth
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy and Hard Times, By Jennifer Worth
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Publication Date: April 7, 2009
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
My Brief Synopsis
Jennifer Worth leaves her home and comfortable middle class existence at the tender age of eighteen to become a nurse and midwife. Part of her training is at Nonnatus House, a [...]
May 2010
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