Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet

From Rosemarie Jerome Author:  Stephanie Cowell Claude and Camille:  A Novel of Monet This beautiful, bittersweet love story shows the impovished life of Impressionist painter, Claude Monet and his wife Camille-Leonie Doncieux. He left his seaside home and moved to Paris to make his fortune. She left her affluent home to become his muse, his [...]

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Accidents of providence

From  Rosemarie Jerome Author:  Stacia M Brown Accidents of providence Rachel Lockyer is on trial for murdering her illegitimate infant.  In 1649 England, if convicted the sentence is death.  The investigator, Thomas Bartwain, who charged her with murder, is questioning the legal process. Rachel is not speaking in her own defense. The young prosecutor wants [...]

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Children and fire : a novel

From Eileen Effrat Author:  Ursula   Hegi Children and fire : a novel   Add this to your list of circadian novels (books that take place during 24 hours).  It is February 27, 1934, the one year anniversary of the Reichstag’s burning.  Thekla Jensen, a 34 year old Catholic elementary school teacher in a small German village,  [...]

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White truffles in winter

From Rosemarie Jerome Author: N.M. Kelby White truffles in winter : a novel This literary gem needs to be shared. It is a quiet, intense portrayal of a man who loved two women but whose passion was food. This man is the great French chef Auguste Escoffier and this is his elegant “memoir in meals.” [...]

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Zoo Station

From Eileen Effrat Author:  David Downing Zoo Station Berlin Station Series :  Zoo Station, Silesian Station, Stettin Station, Potsdam Station: For a top notch historical suspense series set in Berlin during the Third Reich, search no further.  Filled with rich historical detail, fans of Phillip Kerr, Alan Furst, Pierre Frei , and Rebecca Cantrell will not [...]

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The Grapes of Wrath

From Michele Lauer-Bader author: Steinbeck, John The grapes of wrath The Grapes of Wrath should be read twice; once while in high school or college and again later in life, when hopefully experience has taught something.  Steinbeck wrote the story during the depression and its portrayal of poverty, migrant workers, and poor treatment of the [...]

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The God of Hive

Fron Tony Chan author: King, Laurie R.  The God of Hive The God of Hive is a continuation of the Language of Bees. Ms. King does a great job in putting the reader into story with her well chosen words. The majority of the story is surrounded with the death of Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s older brother and [...]

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Sarah’s Key

From Susan Martin author: de Rosnay, Tatiana Sarah’s Key This is a very moving story about a part of World War II history which is unknown to many.  The Vel d’Hiv in France showed the part played by the French during this time.  Sarah and her family are arrested by the French police, and years [...]

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Sarah’s Key

From Gina Cortina author: Rosnay, Tatiana de  Sarah’s Key I can honestly say this has become my new favorite book. I have always loved reading books about the holocaust. I find it amazing and shocking how Jews were treated. In this heart wrenching story, we see just how horrid the French police were during the [...]

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Secret of the White Rose

From Rosemarie Jerome author: Pintoff, Stefanie  Secret of the White Rose Anarchists? Blackmailers? Conspirators?  Who is killing judges?  And why are white roses, bibles and sheets of music left at the crime scenes? Detective Simon Ziele and Criminologist Alistair Sinclair’s hunt for the killer takes them through the opulent world of high society and the [...]

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