Tag: fiction
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✨ Book Review: History whispered through the halls of the Tower of London — and Judith Arnopp’s A Song of Sixpence was my guide.
A Tower, a Queen, and the Ghosts of History I’m a spiritual person — and a firm believer in karma. So when Judith Arnopp’s A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck popped up in my feed right before my trip to Europe, I had to smile. Karma, it seems,…
Kat Christensen
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Rediscovering the Queen: A Review of “Nest of the Gyrfalcon” by G. Lawrence
Having long admired the character of Eleanor of Aquitaine from the classic 1968 film “The Lion in Winter,” I approached G. Lawrence’s “Nest of the Gyrfalcon: Book Two of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine” with high expectations. As did the first book, this latest installment in the series did not disappoint, as it beautifully…
Kat Christensen
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A Voice That Echoed: A Review of ‘The Queen of the Platform’ by Susan Higginbotham
Susan Higginbotham delivers a captivating tale in “The Queen of the Platform.” This novel is a richly detailed journey through the life of Ernestine Rose, a woman whose name is etched deeply in the annals of women’s rights history. The story begins with Ernestine, in her retirement years, reflecting on her past. We are taken…
Kat Christensen
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