Reviews by Esther L. (Newtown, PA)

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Hotel Cuba
Hotel Cuba: A Novel
by Aaron Hamburger
Hotel Cuba (4/6/2023)
With thanks to BookBrowse for being able to read Hotel Cuba. Pearl and her younger sister Frieda,like many of the other passengers on the ship to Cuba,are Jewish people fleeing from religious persecution in Russia and Poland and the violence of brutal pogroms. All of my …more
In the Time of Our History
In the Time of Our History
by Susanne Pari
Wonderful (8/31/2022)
Thank you to BookBrowse for offering me the chance to preview this wonderful new book. The book arrived with two gifts from the author and publisher…two specialty flavored tea bags and a small enameled pomegranate. What a nice surprise!

In the Time of Our History is a story …more
Widowland
Widowland: Widowland #1
by C. J. Carey
Widowland (5/1/2022)
OMG! What a scary storyline! What is happening in the United States now is similarly scary...voting rights,women's control of their bodies,racial divides, neighbors acting as vigilantes,banning books,rioting in our nation's Capital Building...and the list goes on. The …more
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
by Andrea Yaryura Clark
Argentina's Dirty War (2/4/2022)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to preview "On A Night Of A Thousand Stars" written by Andrea Yaryura Clark. She grew up in Buenos Aires amid the political violence of the 1970's before moving to Canada and then the United States. After graduating college she …more
The Last Grand Duchess
The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution
by Bryn Turnbull
The Last Grand Duchess (12/9/2021)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and review this book.I also read and enjoyed her first book,The Woman Before Wallis.

"From glittering palaces to field hospitals, privilege to prison life" the book tells the story of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty …more
Honor
Honor
by Thrity Umrigar
Wow! (9/5/2021)
Wow! Thanks to BookBrowse for the amazing opportunity to read Honor by Thrity Umrigar.
I believe that the story takes place in the late 1990's. The abject poverty, superstition and the way women are treated are hard to read about, let alone believe. Meena, a Hindu,has …more
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel
by Kristin Harmel
The Forest of Vanishing Stars (5/12/2021)
Jerusza, a mysterious old woman living alone in the forests of Eastern Europe,who followed the voices that echoed through them. "If one listened closely enough, nature always spilled her secrets, the secrets which were, of course, the secrets of God."

In June of 1920, she …more
Agent Sonya
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
by Ben Macintyre
Agent Sonya (2/10/2021)
With thanks to BookBrowse for giving me the chance to read and preview Agent Sonya. While I found the book beautifully written and researched and an interesting look into the world of espionage, I prefer historical fiction or my husband’s spy thrillers.

Ursula was a young …more
Stories from Suffragette City
Stories from Suffragette City
by M.J. Rose, Fiona Davis
Stories from Suffragette City (10/23/2020)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and review StoriesFrom Suffragette City. I usually do not like short stories but was intrigued by the subject,so I requested a preview copy.
The book is comprised of 12 stories centered around the huge Suffrage Parade in …more
I Want You to Know We're Still Here
I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir
by Esther Safran Foer
Riveting Memoir (11/15/2019)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and review "I Want To Know We're Still Here" by Esther Safran Foer. It is a deeply personal and riveting memoir by the author of her family's Holocaust history, those lost and those that survived.

Her tenacity and …more
Remembrance
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
Rememberance (10/9/2019)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and preview this remarkable book by first time author Dr Rita Woods. I have always loved the magic in novels by Isabel Allende and Alice Hoffman,so truly loved this story woven together by Rita Woods.
It follows young …more
The Secrets We Kept
The Secrets We Kept: A novel
by Lara Prescott
The Secrets We Kept (7/6/2019)
The Secrets We Kept is a fabulous debut novel about Boris Pasternak's struggle to publish his literary masterpiece Doctor Zhivago, which ultimately won the Nobel Prize.

In 1965 when Doctor Zhivago the movie was released I was a teenager, newly in love with my future husband. …more
The Guest Book
The Guest Book
by Sarah Blake
Not To Be Missed (4/17/2019)
Thank you to BookBrowse for sharing this wonderful book with me. It was beautifully written and the characters were human and deeply compelling.

The book follows the Milton family through three generations from 1935 until the present. Kitty and Ogden are from prominent, …more
At the Wolf's Table
At the Wolf's Table
by Rosella Postorino
Great Historical Fiction (10/16/2018)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to preview this interesting slice of history.

Germany 1943:Rosa has lost both of her parents and her husband of one year has enlisted in the German army. She makes the decision to leave Berlin to live with her in-laws in the …more
The Kennedy Debutante
The Kennedy Debutante
by Kerri Maher
A Kennedy Family Saga (6/3/2018)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the opportunity to preview The Kennedy Debutante. Historical Fiction is my favorite genre and I enjoyed this look into the lives of the Kennedy family. Kathleen"Kick"Kennedy was a spirited young woman,deeply enmeshed in her Catholic upbringing, …more
Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson
Meet me at the Museum (4/14/2018)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the chance to review Meet Me at the Museum. The photo of the author, Anne Youngson ,is close to the image I had of her main character Tina Hopgood. Both are grandmothers living on farms in England but I hope that the author has a happier …more
Eternal Life
Eternal Life
by Dara Horn
A Magical Story (11/1/2017)
Thank you to BookBrowse for the opportunity to read and review Eternal Life. I loved the story and its main characters, the two thousand year old Rachel and her lover Elazar in Roman occupied Jerusalem. To save the life of their son they must vow before the High Priest to …more
The Almost Sisters
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
Almost Sisters is a Winner (5/3/2017)
With thanks to BookBrowse for the chance to read and review Almost Sisters. I was happy to discover its engaging characters and its deeper conversation about racial prejudice and issues of privilege. Our country has made enormous strides but the racial divide still simmers. …more
Tell Me How This Ends Well
Tell Me How This Ends Well
by David Samuel Levinson
Tell Me How This Ends Well (3/10/2017)
The year is 2022 and the dysfunctional family portrayed in the novel is planning to kill their bullying father to protect their dying mother. I really didn't connect with story until reading the mother's story near the end. It reminds me that I was happy growing up as an …more
A Piece of the World
A Piece of the World: A Novel
by Christina Baker Kline
A Painting Come To Life (12/1/2016)
A sad, yet uplifting life story of Christina Olson and her relationship with artist Andrew Wyeth. They met in 1939 when Wyeth was twenty two and Christina was forty six, and spent many summers in Maine talking together while Wyeth sketched and painted. An undiagnosed …more
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