Book Reviews1960s / Boss-Secretary / cinderella / classical music / Disabled Heroine / England / Historical / Opera Singer / performance / performers / Warrender Saga8 Comments
Is Tessa always to be overshadowed? Tessa Morley has spent her entire life in the shadow of her beautiful and bewitching twin sister Tania. Unlike Tania, whose vivacious beauty and outgoing personality have ensured that she is forever in the limelight, Tessa lacks her sister’s confidence and has always been ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / 20th century / classical music / England / Historical / Opera Singer / Warrender Saga15 Comments
Dear Readers, I first did a review of this book in 2009 after Sunita loaned it to me but at the time it wasn’t available in digital format. When I saw it was being rereleased, I first squeed with Sunita and then wanted to repost the review as more people ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsHarlequin / Ida Cook / opera13 Comments
Dear Readers, At last to the final book which Sunita loaned to me. Of all the books mentioned in the “Safe Passage” posts, I think this one garnered the most votes and fond recollections. After reading it, I can see why. The impact is that strong. For those who’ve not ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsacross the tracks / Harlequin / Ida Cook / opera13 Comments
Dear Readers, Mary Burchell wrote an astounding number of books for Mills and Boon/Harlequin before her death. And before I wrote the review of her autobiography “Safe Passage,” I hadn’t heard of her or her books. What a loss that would have been as I’m discovering that she was an ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsHarlequin / Ida Cook / pre-WWII28 Comments
Dear Readers, Frankly, before I read Ida Cook’s memoirs describing her life before, during and after WWII, I had never heard of her or her alias as Mary Burchell, Harlequin author extraordinaire. It was during the discussion of “Safe Passage” that several of her long time fans chimed in about ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / EbooksHarlequin / Ida Cook / Jewish-faith / Mills and Boon / non-fiction / opera55 Comments
Dear Readers, I’d been eyeing this book after it was promoted on the eharlequin website and this month, I decided “why not. Sounds interesting.” Interesting indeed. This book is “the truth is stranger than fiction.” Two young English women become enamored of opera, travel the world to see and meet ... more >