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“Wealth means nothing at all if you do not know, to the last penny, what your fortune is. You might as well be poor if you do not know what you have.”The Other Queen is Mary, Queen of Scots. The timeline for this novel of intrigue by Philippa Gregory is from 1568 to...
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“That’s the thing about death—even when you think someone is gone, glimpses of them remain in those they loved and left behind.” “Next Year in Havana” by Chanel Cleeton is a beautifully written novel that spans 60 years in Havana, Cuba, and Miami, Florida. It is told in a dual timeline format, alternating...
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“Let us drink to men with a taste for women. Men we can enjoy and use to our own ends.” History was unkind to Marguerite de Valois, daughter of France’s queen Catherine de Medicis. It condemned her along with her violent family for the Saint Bartholomew Massacre. That event, which took place five...
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Alexandra: The Last Tsarina by Carolly Erickson (✬✬✬✬) This was an excellent read on Alexandra. This book stayed focused on the Tsarina herself and doesn’t stray too far from her even though the Tsarevich’s illness is addressed. This book explored her relationship within the court and the power struggles with her mother-in-law, the...
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