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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

October 19, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Thirty-six year old Mariana works as a group therapist in London as she mourns the loss of her beloved husband Sebastian, who drowned off the coast of the Greek island of Naxos a year earlier. When her niece Zoë calls her and tells her that her best friend has been found dead, Mariana seizes the chance and travels to Cambridge to offer comfort. But she soon finds herself in the middle of the investigation, and as other girls turn up dead she looks toward a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alex Michaelides, Cambridge, crime, secret society, the maidens

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alex Michaelides, Cambridge, crime, secret society, the maidens ·
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Religious fear & murder mystery in 12th century Cambridge

December 30, 2014 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Mistress and the Art of Death is first book of in this series from Ariana Franklin. I didn’t quite know what to expect – a pure historical fiction or a paranormal mystery? It’s actually more akin to a modern murder mystery simply set in 12th century Cambridge. Four children have been murdered and the English community, rife with religious prejudice, blames the ghetto-ized Jewish community. Henry II is forced to step in and quarantine the Jewish people in a nearby castle. Lest they be lynched by the Catholic […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, 12th century England, Ariana Franklin, book 1, Cambridge, cannonball read, Fiction, historical fiction, historical mystery, historical romance, Mistress of the Art of Death, Mistress of the Art of Death book 1, murder mystery, mystery, romance, teresaelectro

teresaelectro's CBR6 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, 12th century England, Ariana Franklin, book 1, Cambridge, cannonball read, Fiction, historical fiction, historical mystery, historical romance, Mistress of the Art of Death, Mistress of the Art of Death book 1, murder mystery, mystery, romance, teresaelectro ·
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A true story of the cost of native american assimilation in colonial America

November 24, 2014 by Valyruh 1 Comment

Caleb’s Crossing is an engrossing piece of historical fiction that takes place in colonial America, based on the true story of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk who was born into the Wampanoag tribe on what is today known as Martha’s Vineyard in Massachussetts, and was one of the first native Americans to attend, and brilliantly succeed at, Harvard College against tremendous odds.   Author Geraldine Brooks, an Australian who today lives with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, narrates the tale of Caleb through the voice of the fictional […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: assimilation, Cambridge, Harvard, Martha's Vineyard, Native American, Women's rights

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:94 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: assimilation, Cambridge, Harvard, Martha's Vineyard, Native American, Women's rights ·
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