Tag Archives: 1920s

Review: Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (March 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 0451418905 Source: Publisher Laura Kelly is a young seamstress living in 1928 upstate New York. After her father’s death and her own “fall from grace” (becoming pregnant out of wedlock),   the only way … Continue reading →

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Review: Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher Mysteries) by Kerry Greenwood

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jenn

Program Type: Audiobook Listening Length: 5 hours and 50 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd (August 29, 2010) Phryne (pronounced Fry-knee) Fisher lives a life of wealth and luxury in 1920s England. Bored of this high-society life, she goes to Melbourne, Australia … Continue reading →

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Review: The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (May 7, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780399161469 The year is 1923. As a typist in a New York City Police Department precinct, Rose Baker can seal the fate of an individual within a … Continue reading →

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Review: Circles of Time by Phillip Rock

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062229338 Source: Publisher In the sequel to The Passing Bells, the world is forever changed after the Great War. Invisible boundaries between social classes has vanished as … Continue reading →

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Review: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 1594487014 Source: Publisher Cora Carlisle lives in Wichita with her husband and twin sons. On the surface, she leads a fairly traditional life as a homemaker, volunteering her time … Continue reading →

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