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March 29, 2017

REVIEW: Under the Stars of Paris by Mary Burchell

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / design / fashion-industry / Florian series / Model / Paris18 Comments

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“Just pretend that the man you wish to marry is standing before you,” the famous designer Florian instructed Anthea as she waited to model the wedding dress in the grand finale of his Paris Spring Collection. But the man Anthea wished to marry was out there in the salon–with the ... more >

November 18, 2016

REVIEW: Round Midnight by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Fly Me to the Moon series / Historical / holiday novella / military hero / novella / novellas / pilot1 Comments

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Annapolis, Maryland, 1948 Frances Dumfries is the perfect admiral’s daughter. She runs the household, hosts the parties, and never falls for the midshipmen surrounding her. Having fun or putting herself first is definitely not on her schedule. And she doesn’t want anyone—particularly not a man too handsome and kind for ... more >

July 9, 2016

REVIEW: Long Gone Girl by Amy Rose Bennett

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Historical / novella / nurse / pilot / second chance at love / War / Military / Widowed Heroine2 Comments

After returning home from the Korean War a widow, former MASH surgical nurse, Ginny Williams, heads to the Jersey Shore for a weekend of much needed R&R. But her plans to do nothing more than relax on the beach go seriously awry when the boy who broke her heart on ... more >

January 20, 2016

REVIEW: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis by Max Shulman

JayneB Reviews1950s / American historical / college / Humor / NA / short stories5 Comments

Including stories first published in Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post, this bestselling collection follows the romantic escapades of Max Shulman’s famed collegiate Don Juan. Like most undergraduates, Dobie Gillis is a bit scattered—sometimes he’s as quick as a whip, other times dull as a doorstop, and his major keeps ... more >

March 11, 2015

REVIEW: A Fireproof Home for the Bride by Amy Scheibe

JayneB Reviews1950s / coming-of-age / immigration / New Adult / racism / reporter / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

Emmaline Nelson and her sister Birdie grow up in the hard, cold rural Lutheran world of strict parents, strict milking times, and strict morals. Marriage is preordained, the groom practically predestined. Though it’s 1958, southern Minnesota did not see changing roles for women on the horizon. Caught in a time ... more >

May 19, 2014

REVIEW: Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart

JayneB+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / France / road-romance / romantic-suspense / Widowed Heroine29 Comments

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Dear Readers, A few months ago, a friend of mine asked me to help her clarify something from this book. She needed to know a fact from it but didn’t have her copy handy. Did I have the book and could I look it up? Of course I had a ... more >

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