Going beyond page three of the book we all write for ourselves
The Queen’s Vow C. W. Gortner I was really excited to read this after reading The Last Queen, Gortner’s novel about Queen Juana the last queen of Castile. Gortner’s knowledge of how the Spanish court operated during that time, its policies and traditions woven into a story about the life and reign of Queen Isabella,… Continue reading Review The Queen’s Vow
Michelle Moran 2009 From My Bookshelf The story begins at the end of Cleopatra’s reign of Egypt. The story of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony is one most are familiar with. Michelle Moran take us as readers into the aftermath of their death as lived through the eyes of their eleven year old daughter Cleopatra Selene,… Continue reading Review: Cleopatra’s Daughter
There is a story told in my family about a little girl who would wedge herself between the dryer and the wall. She would then close the folding doors, a quilt over her lap with a book in one hand, flashlight in another and read. Read until bedtime. Read beyond bedtime. Read until her mother… Continue reading Getting to Know Me…
