6/30/2023 0 Comments Simon hunt lisa kleypas![]() ![]() In 1843, the English nobility are no longer unrivaled in their power. I liked reading not only about the simple day-to-day thing (like fashion!) but also that the author gives us a different view of the aristocracy. And, because Kleypas actually takes the time to explore the historical period she’s writing in, the book is now doubly interesting. Surprise! Secrets of a Summer Night takes place in the early Victorian period, which is a nice change from the norm. (Actually more like 7.5/10, but you get it.)įirst, not Regency! Because Kleypas is so popular, and because Regency is also the most popular, I just assumed that’s what would be going down. So, hey, if any of that sounds interesting, then 10/10 would recommend this book. 4) The hero wasn’t an unmitigated asshole. 3) There are some arguably very positive female friendships going on here. ![]() 2) The story not only features a couple with class differences, but focuses on the cultural relevance and impact of them. To my surprise, there were actually a lot of unique/different/surprising aspects of Secrets of a Summer Night that really caught and maintained my interest. (General disclaimer: I’ve Sugar Daddy, the author’s wildly popular contemporary romance. ![]() One of the capital-g Greats of historical romance. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Mademoiselle Gigi by Dennis Ward![]() ![]() Gigi's indomitable spirit will inspire and capture your heart. Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic,"Mademoiselle Gigi" is an emotional roller-coaster that takes the reader on a page-turning journey from pure joy and laughter to despair and tears. Despite living through the grim realities of war, Gigi emerges from girlhood adolescence to become a beautiful young woman with a monumental sense of humor and lightness of being. During the next four years, they will endure isolation, starvation, deportations of family and friends, and the horrors of the gestapo. ![]() Marked as rich Parisian Jews, her family is subject to people's scorn while the French Republic crumbles around them. Along with millions of other refugees, the family takes the decision to flee the advancing Nazis. ![]() Gigi's impeccable world of loving family, friends, and her plans to attend art school is shattered as the German army approaches Paris. Gigi, a fun-loving Jewish girl about to marry a Louisiana Cajun soldier at the end of World War II, reminisces about the war years and her family's struggle to survive them. ![]() ![]() ![]() Go Set a Watchman, written in the mid 1950s, was published in July 2015 as a sequel to Mockingbird but was later confirmed to be an earlier draft of Mockingbird. It was inspired by racist attitudes in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The novel deals with the irrationality of adult attitudes towards race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s, as depicted through the eyes of two children. The plot and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936 when she was 10. ![]() Capote was the basis for the character Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird. She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). Lee received numerous accolades and honorary degrees, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 which was awarded for her contribution to literature. She wrote the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird that won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. ![]() Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist. ![]() |