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Book Review: With Violets
by Talea J.
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January 07, 2009 03:38 AM EST -- Title: With Violets Author: Elizabeth Robards Rating: 4 Stars ISBN: 978-0-06-157912-7   The beginning of a relationship always holds such promise. Subtle nuances . . . more
December 28, 2008 06:14 PM EST -- With Violets Elizabeth Robards Avon A ISBN: 978-0-06-157912-7 Berthe Morisot was an important French painter of the Impressionism School, although it’s far more likely that readers will be familiar . . . more
November 11, 2008 01:14 AM EST -- A Silent Ocean Away: Colette's Dominion DeVa Gant t Avon Books ISBN: 978-0-06-157823-6 Part Gone with the Wind , part Jane Austen drama, A Silent Ocean Away has the range of an epic . . . more
March 28, 2008 05:09 PM EDT -- Right from the moment I 'met' this book I was enchanted. The cover art is gorgeous and well done, but I digress. One should never judge a book solely by the cover art. Caro Peacock has spun . . . more
July 31, 2007 11:27 AM EDT -- Hi All, I just received the first independent review of my novel and thought I'd share it. It's very rewarding to have pursued something for so long and hard and to finally see the fruits.  . . . more
October 21, 2007 03:24 PM EDT -- Historical novels often lend themselves to dreary descriptions of things from the past interrupted by brief character action; Elizabeth McDougall’s novel, The Cracks in the Pavement, is something . . . more
August 08, 2007 12:14 PM EDT -- The Portuguese bought Patient Anthony for three hundred milreis, the equivalent at the time of one hundred and fifty dollars, a good price for a slave boy in the backlands. The slaver was Saturnino Rabelo, . . . more
June 13, 2007 02:06 PM EDT -- Every writer has a favorite review of his or her book, not filled with words of vacuous hype or empty praises but a critical appreciation of the contents that got it right. Plus the fact . . . more
November 01, 2007 09:37 PM EDT -- Well, as if losing my fist 100+ words wasn't bad enough I find that my modem is all but dead. I lost it earlier and called the cable company. We did all sorts of things and fixes and there was no . . . more
November 04, 2007 02:56 AM EST -- How has day three of NaNo treated you all? Still going strong? Restarting? Characters running amok and not cooperating? Day three brought me few complications aside from a loud neighbor, sleep deprivation . . . more
November 06, 2007 08:49 PM EST -- Well, as you can see I'm several hours behind posting the day five report for NaNoWriMo. That's due to my latest big obstacle.. PC Failure, or rather, Ethernet Port failure. After three weeks . . . more
August 08, 2007 01:22 PM EDT -- The sale of the slaves driven from the north of Brazil was concluded and the overseers stepped up to claim their new charges. Suddenly there was a shout and a boy next to Patient Anthony scrambled to . . . more
December 06, 2007 05:08 PM EST -- I worked with James Michener on his South African novel, The Covenant, involved in every stage of the book from its conception and plotting to final manuscript.   . . . more
May 01, 2008 12:54 PM EDT --   Conspirator's Odyssey The Evolution of the Patron Sain t With an exciting alternative history novel, Conspirator's Odyssey: The Evolution of the Patron Sain . . . more
November 05, 2007 04:03 AM EST -- Day four brought on a number of obstacles and complications for my progress. The obstacles unfortunately started before I even was able to go to bed last night and continued on for many hours throughout . . . more
October 25, 2007 07:47 AM EDT -- One of the more popular things to do for us NaNo participants is to write a letter to unruly characters, non existant plots and fickle muses. Typically I don't feel the need for such fun, but tonight . . . more
July 03, 2007 07:27 PM EDT -- The spike sits on a shelf opposite my desk, four inches of mottled iron with a square shank and L-shaped head tapering to a wedge. I picked it up on the Devil's Railroad in the heart of the Amazon . . . more
February 06, 2008 02:03 AM EST -- Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the War of the Roses Sandra Worth ISBN: 978-0-425-21914-0 Berkley Books   Set amidst the War of the Roses in 1400s Britain, this historical . . . more
August 08, 2007 11:43 AM EDT -- Patient Anthony was eight years old on a day in August 1855 when he learned a terrible lesson. Until then, the dark-skinned mulatto boy had known no shame at being naked and often raced bare-bottomed . . . more
December 29, 2008 10:10 AM EST -- When I talk to friends about the idea of writing my American novel   "live" on the Internet, their response ranges from "A-mazing!" to an adamant, "I'll never . . . more
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