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Tag Archives: Paris
A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I remember reading A Tale of Two Cities while I was still in high school. There was a used bookstore local college students regularly purchased and sold their books. My friends and I were regulars there, and I loved poring through … Continue reading
Posted in classics, Fiction
Tagged A Tale of Two Cities, bastille, book review, Charles Darnay, Charles Dickens, Dr. Manette, French Revolution, guillotine, London, Paris, Syndey Carton
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Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
A 2011 finalist for the Man Booker Prize, Half Blood Blues follows the story of The Hot Time Swingers, a fictional jazz band who were on the verge of success as World War II broke out. Narrowly making their escape … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction
Tagged book review, Esi Edugyan, Half Blood Blues, jazz band, Man Booker Prize finalist, Paris, racism, World War II
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The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
I am a sucker for books about ballet. The Painted Girls is the story of the real life ballet muse, Marie van Goethem, who as a young girl became the inspiration for several Degas works, including a little statuette entitled … Continue reading
The Twisted Sword by Winston Graham
In honor of the new BBC series based on Winston Graham’s Poldark novels, I decided it was time to finish reading the series. I thought I had finished it decades ago, only to find out that Graham managed two write … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged 11th novel, 1815, book review, Cornwall, Napoleon, Paris, Poldark, The Twisted Sword, War, Waterloo, Winston Graham
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Paris In Love by Eloisa James
A memoir of Ms. James’ year of living in Paris with her husband and two children, Paris in Love is more of a collection of images than a narrative. It’s snowing again and the roofs opposite my study window have … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Non-Fiction, Travel
Tagged book review, Eloisa James, Family, fat dog, food, Italian school, Memoir, Paris, Paris in Love, writer
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Personal by Lee Child
Personal: Jack Reacher #19 I get the feeling Child wrote this story for Tom Cruise because it reads like a Hollywood blockbuster. And I don’t mean that in good way. The plot is over the top. I like Reacher because … Continue reading
Helen Of Troy by Margaret George
I have long been a fan of Margaret George, enjoying her works of historical fiction including Mary Called Magdalene and The Autobiography of Henry VIII. In Helen of Troy, she tackles the life of a possible mythical personality. Did Helen … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged Achilles, adultury, Agamemnon, book review, Helen of Troy, love affair, Margaret George, Menelaus, mythology, Paris, Sparta, Trojan Horse, Trojan war, Troy
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The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
The Invisible Bridge is a love story, a story of family, sacrifice and survival. Set in Paris and Budapest in the years before and during World War II, Andras Levi is a Hungarian-Jewish architecture student on scholarship in Paris. With … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged architecture, book review, Budapest, camp, France, Holocaust, Hungary, Jewish, Julie Orringer, labor service, Nazi, occupation, Paris, student, survival, The Invisible Bridge, World War II
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Winner of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction, The Song of Achilles is an attempt to construct, in novel form, the relationship between Patroclus and Achilles. As you may recall, Achilles is the hero of the Trojan war, presumably an … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged 2012, Achilles, book review, demigod, fiction, Hector, Helen, hero, homosexual, Madeline Miller, Orange Prize, Paris, Patroclus, relationship, The Song of Achilles, Thetis, Trojan war, warrior
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