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The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly is the perfect spring-time read! I have a black thumb, but this book made me want to go plant a flower garden right away. I can barely keep an aloe plant alive though! Here’s the Setup: “From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers…
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Fearless Martha by Sheila Ingle
Fearless Martha by Sheila Ingle was a great read! Definitely read this book in print, because the illustrations are wonderful. They were drawn by John Ingle, Sheila’s husband. Fearless Martha begins with a brief forward, and ends with a glossary explaining colonial-era words the reader may not be familiar with. Set during the American Revolution,…
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A Historical Fiction Book to Read in the Spring
A spring historical fiction book that sticks out to me is The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley. This is a worthy WWII historical fiction novel intertwined with a present-day storyline. Let me know what you think!
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My Reading Life Lately and a TBR Spreadsheet
Right now I’m listening to All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore. Beth Moore narrates the audiobook, and reads section based on the earlier years in a more Arkansas twang, depicting how she would have sounded in that time. I love that. This seems to be a huge two weeks in publishing- Embers in…
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House + Love = Home by Jenny Marrs and Christmas traditions
Design books are not what I typically read, but House + Love = Home by Jenny Marrs was so much more than that. It’s an encouragement to live life intentionally, focusing on your family’s values and priorities. Not wasting time on things outside of those. We are in the midst of a bathroom overhaul (two…
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The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
The White Lady is a fascinating story of Elinor de Witt (later, Elinor White, AKA the White Lady). Elinor got into the spy business as a young girl in WWI Belgium. After escaping to England after a mission went wrong, the spy was needed again to fight the Nazis in WWII. The story is dual…
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7 Historical Fiction Books with a Color in the Title
Historical Fiction Books with a Color in the Title
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Before the Crown by Flora Harding
Full disclaimer: I read an ARC copy of Before the Crown on my Kindle app, so I don’t have a picture of the physical book. I could not put this book down! Some of the slight historical inaccuracies bothered me, but it was fast moving and an insightful look at what both Elizabeth AND Philip…