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Giveaway: BLACK DIAMONDS by Catherine Bailey
Are you going through Downton Abbey withdrawals? I don’t know about you but I know I am! If you are longing for more history and mystery from this exciting era in English history this book is going to be exactly what you are looking for! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 2/19/15 to 2/26/15 Winners will be announced 2/27/15. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the…
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Review: Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England by Catherine Bailey
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Catherine Bailey chronicles the rise and fall of the Fitzwilliam coal mining dynasty in Yorkshire England. The Fitzwilliam family was at one time, one of the wealthiest families in all of England. So how does this extensive fortune and massive house end up on the real estate market in 2014 in need of mass repairs? Well that’s what Bailey decides to find out. What follows is this outstanding narrative about the rise and fall of this aristocratic family, a fortune worth 3 billion pounds by today’s standards, and a family full of salacious scandal, family feuds, and dark secrets. This book was scandalous and…
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Review: Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony by Leslie Carroll
Don’t we all wish we could be a fly on the wall of a royal marriage. There is something about royalty, romance, and marriage that lures us in and doesn’t let go. With Leslie Carroll’s new book we get all the juice from some of history’s most notorious marriages! Let’s just put it this way…..everything that could go wrong in these marriages, often did! And how could they not when marriages were often arranged for political gain and purpose, rather than love and affection. I won’t go into too much detail as far as background info on the book based on the way it is structured. It’s pretty straight forward and…
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Review: The Poetic World of Emily Brontë: Poems from the Author of Wuthering Heights by Laura Inman
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite novels. The windy moors, tragic love story, and romantic writing style are second to none in my book. Though Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte’s only novel, she was an avid poetry writer. I am note a huge poetry fan, I never seem to get out of it what I everyone else does, so therefore I just haven’t read a lot of it. However, when The Poetic World of Emily Bronte came across my desk for review, I paused. I haven’t read a lot of the Bronte sisters’ poetry, shockingly, and I thought this book would be a convenient way of rectifying that…
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Review: Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire by James Lowder
After recently re-reading A Game of Thrones, I couldn’t help but crave more of the epic story! I’ve read all the books at least once and after this recent re-read I’ve been scouring the discussion forums for more theories and insight into A Song of Ice and Fire. So needless to say, reading this book was a no brainer. I’ve read a lot of reviews about this anthology, and most people say that you can find better material online in the discussion groups for free. While there is a plethora of material online, a lot of it isn’t structured or supported by research which was what I was looking for….something…
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Interview: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
With the upcoming US release of this #1 international bestselling thriller, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair A global phenomenon, with over 2 million copies sold in Europe, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR is a fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller about the disappearance of a fifteen-year-old New Hampshire girl and, thirty years later, a young American writer’s determination to clear his mentor’s name. Please enjoy this conversation with Joel Dicker about his upcoming novel!
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Special Feature: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
I am thrilled to inform you all about the upcoming US release of the #1 international bestseller THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR (A Penguin Books Original; On-sale: May 27, 2014; $18.00), a debut novel by 28-year-old Swiss author Joël Dicker. A global phenomenon, with over 2 million copies sold in Europe, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR is a fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller about the disappearance of a fifteen-year-old New Hampshire girl and, thirty years later, a young American writer’s determination to clear his mentor’s name—and find the inspiration for his next bestseller. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly said, “Dicker makes his U.S. debut with an ambitious, multilayered novel of suspense…this…
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Announcement: Winner The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret by Catherine Bailey
And the winner of The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey is….. Christine K (Re-Tweeted about the giveaway) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Giveaway: The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret by Catherine Bailey
Are you going through Downton Abbey withdrawals? I don’t know about you but I know I am! If you are longing for more history and mystery from this exciting era in English history this book is going to be exactly what you are looking for! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Secret Rooms by Catherine Bailey for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 1/23/13 to 1/29/14 Winners will be announced 1/30/14. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an…
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Review: The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret by Catherine Bailey
Non-fiction books are often a double edged sword for me. I love that I get the historical information and facts about a period in history or a specific person etc, however often the material is presented in a very scholarly manor and can at times be on the dry side. However ever once in a while I get a non-fiction book for review that really catches my eye and that was the case with The Secret Rooms but Catherine Bailey. This book promised a Downton Abbey-esque, real life mystery in the upper echelons of WWI English society…how could I pass it up? This story roped me in almost immediately.