Reviews by Marge V. (Merriam, KS)

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The Three Mothers
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Great Promise But No Fulfillment (11/30/2020)
I have no problem with the writing in this book. The three mothers are representative of many women of color in history. My heart broke for the humans these mothers were. Their sons are three men in American History that are not well known enough as individuals BEFORE they …more
The Woman Before Wallis
The Woman Before Wallis: A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal
by Bryn Turnbull
More to This Story Than You Think (7/19/2020)
I was familiar with Thelma Morgan's story before, so, I was surprised to find there was more depth to it than I had thought there would be. But she was a woman of her times.

She was a far more caring step-mother to the two children of her second husband, Marmaduke Furness, …more
Greek to Me
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
by Mary Norris
Not Greek To Me (2/23/2019)
I really enjoyed this book! Ms. Norris has written to a niche audience I think but I am one of the ones she's written this for. I am a lover of words, their origins, and their roots. I also am a devotee of history and travel (although I am glad to get home). I used to be an …more
Next Year in Havana
Next Year in Havana
by Chanel Cleeton
You'll Need A Lace-Edged Hanky (10/9/2017)
I chose this book because some of our family members are Cuban and Cuban Americans. I've been told about life in Cuba before, during, and after the Revolution and read non-fiction about the land. This book tells the story quite well for a first-time author with the …more
The Secret Language of Stones
The Secret Language of Stones: A Daughters of La Lune Novel
by M. J. Rose
Love Lost When It Was Right There (4/10/2016)
This book had a lot of ingredients to make me happy to read it--the era, romance, jewelry, travel, royalty, castles, the supernatural, and magick. Too much plot without more details that could have enhanced the story. Too bad. I could have loved this book.
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey
by Paula Brackston
Can You Believe in This Magic? (7/9/2015)
I love reading books that take place in the rural UK at any time period. Our heroine, Laura, is a gifted award winning artist who yearns to find inspiration on a Welsh mountain while living on it in a remodeled cottage. Her husband Dan visits on weekends from London. There' …more
The Art of Baking Blind
The Art of Baking Blind
by Sarah Vaughan
Better Than I Expected (3/11/2015)
I chose to review this book because I enjoy reading books about food--cookbooks, chef's confessions, Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, Ina Garten, Anthony Bourdain, and the like. This isn't like that. It's fiction, but it filled me with memories of my mother who was British, and …more
The Romanov Sisters
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
by Helen Rappaport
Looking for OTMA Through the Haze of History (5/16/2014)
I really enjoy reading biographies and social histories above all in non-fiction. That said, I can't say I disliked reading this book but I was left as unsatisfied as if I had been served a slice of sugar free pie while expecting a slice of the real deal. Tasty but not fulfilling.
Her Last Breath
Her Last Breath: A Kate Burkholder Novel
by Linda Castillo
Brilliance, Thy Name is Kate Burkholder! (4/26/2013)
Linda Castillo has got to be one of the best writers in the country--she mixes believable crime, culture (Amish) in small town America (rural Ohio), and mystery into her Police Chief Kate Burkholder books--her other writings are great, too, but Kate has held my interest …more
Until the Next Time
Until the Next Time: A Novel
by Kevin Fox
I Hope There Won't Be a Next Time (2/21/2012)
I found this book to have been very difficult to get into. Once I DID get into it, I found the changes in characters and in time periods disconcerting. The Irish folks' speeches were confusing now, weren't they? (:)) I found the Americans fathers to be awful men and the …more
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker: A Novel
by Kate Alcott
The Dressmaker Doesn't Make It For Me (10/20/2011)
I wanted to but didn't enjoy this book. The title promises something it doesn't deliver. The book is a mix of history--the Titanic and the consequences of its sinking--and confusing, unrealistic, shallow relationships between characters. Did Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and his …more
The Memory of All That
The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities
by Katharine Weber
Shudder at her memory of The Memory of All That (6/19/2011)
Poor Katharine Weber! Despite her life in an uber-dysfunctional family, she has grown up into a responsible, grounded human being. The "hook" in the book is her grandmother's long love affair with George Gershwin, which is very interesting to read about. Kay Swift Warburg …more
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