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A bit like Sound of Music, but there are no nazis and the couple is queer

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian

December 24, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Captain Philip Dacre believes in total order and discipline and knows that everyone on his ship will listen to and obey his every word. He hasn’t been home for several years and has trusted his sister, as well as a series of tutors and governesses to take care of his children. He’s due a few month’s leave and the latest letter from his sister suggests that things are getting pretty dire with his offspring. Ben Sedgwick enjoys his life as a quiet country vicar. He’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Cat Sebastian, CBR15, historical romance, it takes two to tumble, LGBTQIA, low angst, Malin, Regency, retelling, seducing the sedgwicks, Sound of Music

Malin's CBR15 Review No:75 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Cat Sebastian, CBR15, historical romance, it takes two to tumble, LGBTQIA, low angst, Malin, Regency, retelling, seducing the sedgwicks, Sound of Music ·
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The real Mary Poppins

Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund

May 4, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Who has not watched Disney’s 1960s Mary Poppins? Or Sound of Music? And who of us did not want to sing like Julie Andrews? Well, even though it sounds like she popped out of the womb doing these kind of things, her life was anything but simple. First, her mother traveled (she was a piano player) and was away a lot. Second, her parents would divorce, and she would eventually be sent to live with her mother and stepfather in war torn London. And then […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: coming-of-age, families, Ilaria Urbinati, Julie Andrews, Julie Hedlund, Mary Poppins, music, singing, Sound of Music, World War Two

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:293 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: coming-of-age, families, Ilaria Urbinati, Julie Andrews, Julie Hedlund, Mary Poppins, music, singing, Sound of Music, World War Two ·
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