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Book Review – Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
Posted on April 8, 2020 5 Comments
By Deborah Feldman Deborah Feldman grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the Samtar sect of Hasidic Judaism, a highly secretive ultra-orthodox community. Deborah was raised by her grandparents after her parents’ marriage failed and her mother left the community. In her memoir, Ms Feldman tells her story of her upbringing in this very restrictive, conservative […]
Book Review: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by Countess Fiona Carnarvon
Posted on April 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Countess Fiona Carnarvon If you’re a fan of the PBS series, Downton Abbey then you’re likely familiar with the show’s setting, Highclere Castle. This book, one of two written by the current Countess of Carnarvon, gives the reader a look into the real history of Highclere Castle. This book focuses mainly on the 1920s […]
The House on Maple Street Wins Cover Art Award
Posted on March 29, 2020 2 Comments
I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for the cover art for The House on Maple Street. The art was one of ten books participating in the February 2020 contest on Alternative-Read.com. The contest included a collection of 10 amazing book covers. Voting took place throughout the month of March […]
Book Review: Hiding in Plain Sight by Betty Lauer
Posted on March 15, 2020 1 Comment
By Betty Lauer Hiding in Plain Sight is the true story of one young woman’s survival in Nazi-occupied Poland. While waiting for their visas to America, in order to rejoin her father, Betty, along with her mother and sister, were rounded up and expelled from Germany, to Poland. This began a six-year ordeal of living […]
Book Review: What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
Posted on February 5, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Amy Harmon Anne Gallagher grew up listening to her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. After his passing, she travels back to his childhood home to spread his ashes. Her visit results in her being transported through time, to Ireland, 1921, where she is mistakenly identified as her grandfather’s missing mother. 1921 is a very tense […]
Book Review: The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon
Posted on February 5, 2020 4 Comments
By Amy Harmon Orphaned by his mother, Bayr of Saylok is raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill. With her dying breath, his mother placed a curse on the land which prevents the people of Saylok from having daughters. Bayr is blessed with superhuman strength. But he is also cursed with a speech impediment. His […]
Book Review: When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel by Barbara O’Neal
Posted on January 29, 2020 6 Comments
By Barbara O’Neal. Kit Bianci is a California-based doctor who suffered the loss of her sister, Josie, in a terrorist attack while Josie was traveling in France. But, fifteen years later, Kit swears she spots her sister in a news report about a night club fire, in New Zealand. Kit makes the journey to New […]
Book Review: Katie Watson and the Painter’s Plot by Mez Blume
Posted on January 22, 2020 6 Comments
By Mez Blume The story opens with Katie Watson, a young girl who is feeling a little left out when her parents and older brother leave her to spend her summer holiday with her grandparents while they go hiking in the Scottish highlands. Katie is a mystery enthusiast and amateur sleuth. During a day trip […]
Bonus Short Story: Ruth Long, Age 88
Posted on January 12, 2020 7 Comments
This week, I’m including a bonus post, in addition to my regular update! I’m featuring the short story that started it all, inspiring Ruth Long, Age 88 and the entire In Loving Memory series. The story was based on the writing prompt: write a funeral scene from the point of view of the deceased. Ruth […]
Featured Short Story: “Room 306”
Posted on January 12, 2020 9 Comments
This week, I’m highlighting more of my short story work. “Room 306” appeared on Reedsy Prompts , as part of their weekly writing contests. This was written and submitted in response to the prompt: Write a short story in which the last line is the count down to midnight on New Year’s Eve Room 306 […]
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