Great Britain
Destination: London Book: Comfort and Joy (NEW October 2011) by India Knight Cheeky! The little book just elbowed its way up in front of a stack of other books waiting to be reviewed. I could not resist the cheerful red cover festooned with Christmas lights, so after reading a few more serious books, I picked [...]
Destination: England Book: Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (2003) It’s a cozy, or is it? A mystery novel that sidesteps blood and merciless beatings for a more measured and intellectual approach to solving crimes is called a cozy. Maisie Dobbs, the first in a series of (so far) seven novels written by Jacqueline Winspear, introduces [...]
SURPRISE! Our regular Wednesday feature, The Great American Road Trip paused for a holiday break. Promises to come back in 2011. Don’t know where the road trip went, but since it was in Wyoming (With a beautiful story) last time we visited, maybe it’s caught in a snowstorm. But we’ll take a look at a newly [...]
Destination: Mostly England Book: George Eliot in Love by Brenda Maddox (NEW September 28, 2010) Ugly. George Eliot (Mary Ann or Marian Evans) was beyond plain. Everyone noted her over-sized nose, prominent jaw and long chin. But her charm and brilliance saved the day. Furthermore, she is one of the best English novelists ever.
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DESTINATION: Guernsey, the Channel Islands, Great Britain BOOK: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008) by Mary Anne Shaeffer and Annie Barrows A GUEST POST by Anne-Sophie Redisch
Destination: England Book: Watching the English (2008) by Kate Fox A GUEST POST by Julie, The Lady From London
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For Jane Austin’s birthday, we talk to Mother and daughter Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway about their book Lady Vernon.
