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Review Date: 10/14/2010
"Remember Anne of Green Gables, the orphan girl sent to aging brother & sister who wanted a boy to help? This prequel tells her story in the years before, her experiences that formed the person she became. Orphaned at 3 months, taken in by one family & then another who needed her to help with their other children, and then sent to an orphanage when the second woman lost her husband, too. How did she develop such a love for words? Why did she develop imaginary friends? How did she cope with the institutional rules of the orphanage?
This author has researched all the "Anne" books as well as L.M. Montgomery's journals to tell the tale in a voice equivalent to the original author. If you remember Anne from her earlier stories, this is a must read."
This author has researched all the "Anne" books as well as L.M. Montgomery's journals to tell the tale in a voice equivalent to the original author. If you remember Anne from her earlier stories, this is a must read."
Review Date: 7/7/2011
"Another great story in the ongoing J. P. Beaumont saga; teen snuff film found on teen's phone, followed by his suicide. Was this just cyber bullying, or something more? Further contact from Beau's father's family moves the character development further down the road. If you haven't read any of this series, start from the beginning and get to know the characters. This author has never disappointed me, with any of her series. J.P. Beaumont homicide detective series is set in Washington State, Joanna Brady, sheriff stories take place in Arizona. Two more mystery series wrap up her contribution to this genre, and are also worth reading."
Review Date: 8/26/2010
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"A heart-warming collection of Christmas stories, although only the first is new [A Holiday Fling], and contemporary. The other four are historical romances, and had appeared in other collections, but all are worth re-reading. There's the mistaken identity story [Christmas Cuckoo]; depressed young man traveling and finding love [Sunshine for Christmas]; the wrongfully discharged young emigre seamstress rescued by one who finds her irresistible [The Christmas Tart]; and the disfigured young man who falls in love with a beautiful artist [The Black Beast of Belleterre].
Putney does not disappoint; she tells compelling stories that hold the attention even in rereading. Once you've read one of her stories in an anthology, you'll want to dive into her full-length books; I did, and am still burrowing my way through her works."
Putney does not disappoint; she tells compelling stories that hold the attention even in rereading. Once you've read one of her stories in an anthology, you'll want to dive into her full-length books; I did, and am still burrowing my way through her works."
Review Date: 7/6/2011
"Excellent collection, but like a box of chocolates, best read in bits - don't try to take it all in at one time. Well selected and arranged; from first story by Lawrence Block [In For a Penny] to the final one by Barbara D'Amato [Of Course Chocolate is a Vegetable]. Great book to have on hand for those short bits of time when you don't have time to start a new book, but want a tidbit to tide you over.
Fine way to be introduced to new mystery authors you haven't read yet, but could very well like."
Fine way to be introduced to new mystery authors you haven't read yet, but could very well like."
Review Date: 11/6/2011
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"To paraphrase a book report by a student I read about years ago I liked the beginning and the ending but it was too long in the middle. This young couple had known each other for many years, but at the time he thought he was a bastard and so far beneath her that he could not even think of courting her. After winning knighthood he garnered wealth and favor, but had made a vow to her to treat her chastely. She'd rather seduce him, but he won't ask her to release him from his vow.
Interesting historical background of the Plantagenet attempts to seize the English throne, with references to the plight of the two princes who disappeared from the Tower, and an attempt to divide the followers of the current pretender.
Normally I can read a book this size in a few hours if it holds my interest; this one didn't and so took several days of off & on reading before finishing.
Probably best read after reading earlier books in trilogy, to maintain the continuity of the monarchy."
Interesting historical background of the Plantagenet attempts to seize the English throne, with references to the plight of the two princes who disappeared from the Tower, and an attempt to divide the followers of the current pretender.
Normally I can read a book this size in a few hours if it holds my interest; this one didn't and so took several days of off & on reading before finishing.
Probably best read after reading earlier books in trilogy, to maintain the continuity of the monarchy."
Review Date: 9/6/2012
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"What's a lawyer to do when someone else confesses to a murder her client has spent 10 years of a life sentence in prison for? How to handle the wrongful imprisonment compensation from the state?
This book has more twists and turns than many a labyrinth - just when you think you've got a handle on the tale, along comes another previously hidden bit of information. Definitely a page-turner."
This book has more twists and turns than many a labyrinth - just when you think you've got a handle on the tale, along comes another previously hidden bit of information. Definitely a page-turner."
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