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March 20, 2018

REVIEW: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / 1990s / Contemporary / dual-timeline / journalist / murder mystery / police3 Comments

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Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, ... more >

January 18, 2018

REVIEW: Bridal Array by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / England / family relationships / France / road trip5 Comments

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Jessica de Vrais was twenty-two, the only child of an elderly and irritable widower. Though they thought alike on almost all matters, they agreed on none; least of all did they see eye to eye on the subject of men. Jessica, pretty and popular, invited them to come and stay; ... more >

November 29, 2017

REVIEW: Stolen Heart by Mary Burchell

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / family relationships / Historical / mistaken-identity7 Comments

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NOTE – This book is NOT part of the Warrender Saga. “Please, Joanna! You must help me!” Auriel Deane was deeply in trouble. To help her, Joanna, her usually sensible sister, embarked on an incredibly risky adventure. Caught burglarizing an apartment, Joanna found herself a potential murder suspect. Neil Gilmore, ... more >

August 4, 2017

REVIEW: The Rag, the Wire and the Big Store: A Leroy and Kate Love Story by Duane Lindsay

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / 1950s / 1960s / American historical / antihero / con-artist / Historical2 Comments

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Robin Hood? Not these two. Meet Leroy Logan, a young man who’s going to be the best con artist ever and Katherine “Fast Kate” Mulrooney, a young woman with even bigger dreams of her own. Together and apart, for sixty years of living large, Kate and Leroy will embezzle anything, ... more >

June 19, 2017

REVIEW: Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Historical / LGBTQIA romance / m/m romance / MusiciansComments Off on REVIEW: Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt

The 1950s. Postwar exuberance. Conformity. Rock and roll. Homophobia. Russell tells himself he’ll marry Susie because it’s the right thing to do. His summer job coaching her water ballet team will give him plenty of opportunity to give her a ring. But on the team’s trip to the annual Aqua ... more >

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 >

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