Books
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Review: Fresh Mint with Lemon by Monika Zgustová
Russian art critic, Vadim, sees a beautiful woman in a café one day and is immediately captivated by her beauty and sparkling aura. There is something about her that draws him in– he soon discovers she is a well known artist, Patricia Pavloff, whose art he has long admired. Every day he goes to the museum where her art work is on display. He is haunted by one specific painting, red tulips with black pistils that look like eyes. In that painting there is an element of intrigue that he can’t ignore and he longs to meet the intoxicating beauty behind the art. One day he gets his wish, he…
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Review: As Sweet as Honey by Indira Ganesan
On a tiny island in the Indian Ocean a young woman prepares for a wedding. Meterling is about to do something completely against the social grain and break all kinds of traditional culture….this young Indian woman is going to marry an older Englishman. On the day of her wedding, Meterling’s husband dies….right there during their first dance! Just as Meterling begins to deal with the death of her husband, she finds out she is pregnant. Ostracized by the village for already being too tall, she is now a widow and having a baby out of wedlock. Meterling’s husband, Archer, originates from England and he comes to the island of Pi…
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Announcement: Giveaway Winner Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard
And the winner of Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard is….. Lara N (liked on Facebook) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to Amy at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for making this giveaway possible! Cheers!
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Announcement: Giveaway Winner There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories by Ludmila Petrushevskaya
And the winner of There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories by Ludmila Petrushevskaya is….. Heather (subscribes to blog) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to Viking/Penguin Books for making this giveaway possible! Cheers!
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Review: And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily #1) by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily Ashford is not in love with her new husband, the Viscount Philip Ashford. In fact she hardly knows him. So when she receives word that her husband died on safari in Africa, she can hardly morn a man she barely knows. Emily married Philip to escape the constraints of her family and hoped that marriage would provide that. Now that she is a widow, she finds she has even more freedom than she did as a wife. All of London society can’t stop singing the praises of Lord Ashford to Emily which makes her uncomfortable, but in an effort to at least try and morn the stranger she…
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Interview and Giveaway: Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Thwarted Queen as part of the Thwarted Queen Virtual Book Tour thanks the the lovely Amy over at Historic Fiction Virtual Book Tours! Thwarted Queen takes us thru a thrilling period in English history, The War of the Roses and the end of the Plantagenet kings. In this novel we meet the spirited woman who would be the mother of two notorious kings: Cecylee de Neville. When young Cecylee marries Richard Duke of York she has no idea what her future will hold, but this strong woman holds her own in a world where the enemy is everywhere…lurking behind curtains, plotting against you….waiting to destroy you.…
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Review: Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard
The Plantagenet kings helped shape England from a colony to a structured monarchy and super-power during the middle ages. But like all great things, the Plantagenet era was coming to an end during the fifteenth century. Tensions were already high in England especially during the reign of Henry VI who suffered doubts of madness. Richard Duke of York was appointed protector of the realm but within a short amount of time, the famous War of the Roses was in full swing. In this novel we meet the spirited woman who would be the mother of two notorious kings: Cecylee de Neville. When young Cecylee marries Richard Duke of York she has no idea what her…
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Interview: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the outstanding book, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr. This post modern love story is a novel after my own heart….in a word, superb! It’s got everything that I love in a book: a couple that should never have gotten together but can’t seem to stay away from each other, unreliable narrators, complex and dark characters, exotic locations, and really tell who doesn’t love a story where someone fakes their own death. I was thrilled when Ron Currie, Jr. agreed to do an interview with me as well, so without further ado please welcome Ron Currie, Jr. to The Lit Bitch!
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Review: There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories by Ludmila Petrushevskaya
What can I say, I am a sucker for books with compelling titles and let’s be honest….tell me you didn’t see this title and you weren’t the slightest bit curious? When I was approached by Penguin to review this book, how could I say no….especially with Valentines Day around the corner. Besides the title of this book, the cover also attracted my eye, and then I started reading the description, honestly I would have reviewed the book based on title alone, but the description sealed the deal….Poe meets Tolstoy? Who can say no to that! In this collection of short stories Petrushevskaya explores the darker side of love. Many of the…
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Announcement: Giveaway Winner Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.
And the winner of Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr. is….. Leah M (follows me on Twitter) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to Viking/Penguin Books for making this giveaway possible! Cheers!