Mostly Historical

Debutante

From the book blurb, I thought Debutante would be a frothy manners novel, with some social backstabbing, romance, and pretty…

6 years ago

Murder at the Mena House

In Murder at the Mena House, Jane Wunderly and her aunt Millie are escaping Prohibition and the post-WWI shadows at…

6 years ago

Russian Winter

Tuesday's classes were canceled due to snow, which made it a perfect day to stay home, sit at the window,…

7 years ago

The Bride of Northanger: An Austen Variation

The very beginning of The Bride of Northanger, by Diana Birchell, has Henry Tilney admitting to his bride that actually, yes,…

7 years ago

The Paying Guests

The Paying Guests was on my library requests list so long that I forgot who recommended it or why, so…

7 years ago