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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Tietam Cane by Lance Levens

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Lance Levens is a highly-regarded, long-standing member of my writing group. He has a handful of novels out, some available on Amazon and...
Monday, March 27, 2017

The Guineveres by Sarah Domet

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The Guineveres is a brilliant piece of writing.  Engaging emotionally, drawing us into a reclusive convent school, the novel is one o...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Guides to the Victorian Life

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Here are two wonderful books that have influenced my editing of Silk: Caroline's Story . While I am charmed by Sarah Chrisman...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Medicis Daughter by Sophie Perinot

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I enjoyed getting to know Marguerite and the Valois court in Sophie Perinot's new book, Medicis Daughter. Not only is this 16th-century ...
Friday, October 2, 2015

An Unconventional Victorian Lady: Victorian Secrets by Sarah Chrisman

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There’s a Victorian couple living in Washington state.  Yes, they wear clothes that bring to mind reenactors, but no, they’re not part of s...
Saturday, June 7, 2014

King George I's Birthday Today

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King George I was born on this day in 1660.  As the Protestant great-grandson of King James, George Louis was the first of the Hanoverian...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Old and Stuffy--and Fascinating: Regarding the name of Welf

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Today, I read a bit of a fable about the origins of the Welf family name.  King George I and his wife Sophia Dorothea both were descended fr...