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December 24, 2024

REVIEW: The Phantom of Forest Lawn: Romance and Redemption in the City of the Dead by Robert Brighton

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1860s / bittersweet / Historical / Historical fiction / post Civil War / Smugglers / upstate New York2 Comments

Sometimes death is not the end. From acclaimed author Robert Brighton comes a sweeping saga of mystery, love, and intrigue in “an epic in miniature.” This “achingly beautiful story” with compelling clues and buried secrets will prove irresistible to uncover. Smuggler King George Eberly faces a dilemma—his shipments of whiskey, ... more >

October 17, 2022

REVIEW: I Can’t Wait to Call You My Wife by Rita Roberts

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Civil-War / epistolary / Historical / non-fiction / POC / POC author / post Civil War / Reconstruction / slavery1 Comments

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This book honors the voices of African Americans of the Civil War era through their letters, inviting readers to engage personally with the Black historical experience. Amidst bloody battles and political maneuvering, thousands of African Americans spent the Civil War trying to hold their families together. This moving book illuminates ... more >

September 1, 2022

REVIEW: The Physician’s Daughter by Martha Conway

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / complex heroine / female doctor / Historical fiction / marriage-of-convenience / Massachusetts / medical school / Ohio / post Civil War / prickly heroine / prisoner of war / PTSD / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: The Physician’s Daughter by Martha Conway

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A compelling novel of female perseverance and the role of women in society set in the aftermath of the American Civil War. For readers of Tracy Chevalier. In a world made for men, can one woman break free from tradition and walk a new path? It is 1865, the American ... more >

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