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September 4, 2025

REVIEW: Fate is Remarkable by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / beautiful food / Big-Misunderstanding / doctor hero / London / marriage-of-convenience / nurse / travel guides2 Comments

Sarah had worked with Hugo van Elven for a long time, and she was astounded when he suddenly proposed to her. Sarah Dunn and Hugo van Elven were married for the wrong reasons. Even if it was just a marriage of convenience. They were both recovering from unhappy love affairs. ... more >

January 23, 2025

REVIEW: Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / 1960s / 1970s / Business woman / culture / Historical / Historical fiction / novelization / strong women / toys4 Comments

She was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall, but she would change the world. When Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other, she knows what she’s setting in motion. It might just take the world a moment ... more >

August 27, 2024

REVIEW: The Berlin Apartment by Bryn Turnbull

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / family relationships / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction12 Comments

This sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when they’re separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall. Berlin 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect, and a life beyond the strict ... more >

April 29, 2024

REVIEW: The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1970s / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Fiction / Historical / Missouri / mystery / secrets / Small-Town / teenager2 Comments

Drawing on the little-known true story of one tragic night at an Ozarks dance hall in the author’s Missouri hometown, this beautifully written, endearingly nostalgic novel picks up 50 years later for a folksy, character-driven portrayal of small-town life, split second decisions, and the ways family secrets reverberate through generations. ... more >

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January 1, 2024

Jayne’s Best of 2023 List

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists1940s / 1950s / 1970s / Best of 2023 / cats / children's book / dog / Fantasy / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / London / novella / Post WWII / Regency / World War II10 Comments

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Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts. 1970s, Southern Alabama. Sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, or “Nub,” has spent his whole life listening to those he’s loved telling him he’s no good—first his ex-wife, now his always-disapproving daughter. Sure, his escapades have ... more >

November 30, 2023

REVIEW: Yet Love Remains by Mary Burchell

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / angsty / co-respondent / divorce / England / female friendship / Historical / second chance at love8 Comments

To fall for Charles is the last thing Helen expected … but will her lies cost her the love of her life? England, 1970s When Helen Debenham agrees to help her friend Sylvia out of her unhappy marriage to the famous playwright Charles Lane, the last thing she expects is ... more >

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