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Reviews by Judy B. (Santa Fe,, NM)

The Lion in the Lei Shop
by Kaye Starbird

Understanding (5/28/2013)

I enjoyed this book very much. I especially enjoy reading about WW II and I particularly liked reading the story from two viewpoints. Other than the attack at Pearl Harbor and its aftermath and how the characters dealt with their lives, not much happened. It was not a war …more

The House Girl
by Tara Conklin

History as a Novel (11/13/2012)

I loved this story. I did not mind that the book was written in the present and in the past. I was always wondering what would happen next in either the past or the present. In the past, this is a story about a young girl who is trained as a house slave; in the present, …more

A Hundred Flowers: A Novel
by Gail Tsukiyama

A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama (6/29/2012)

Gail Tsukiyama has done it again---written a most wonderful story. This is what I would call a "gentle" book........a book that "gently" tells you a story and "gently" brings you through some of life's worst moments and "gently" deposits you at the end, leaving you thinking …more

The Borgia Betrayal: A Poisoner Mystery Novel
by Sara Poole

The Pope's Poisioner (7/4/2011)

The continuation of Sara Poole's character, Donna Francesca, the Pope's Poisoner, is an action-packed novel with handsome knights, ordinary citizens of 15th century Rome, smugglers of the world below that city, a priest who is not very holy, and Pope Alexander VI who is …more

A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
by Jacqueline Winspear

Maisie Dobbs--Intrepid Spy (3/16/2011)

A satisfying read as always! Jacqueline Winspear's new Maisie Dobbs mystery finds Maisie working for the British Secret Service on a matter concerning the Queen's best interest. The story takes place in the early 1930's as Adolph Hitler and his Nazi party are coming to …more

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