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Mary’s 2025 Year in Books
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The Stamford Slaying by Andrew McAuley
The Stamford Slaying
By Andrew McAuley
Publication Date: 25th March 2022
Publisher: Yorkie-Montague
Page Length: 245 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Devon, AD 1402. Wool merchant Robert Wood is not well-liked. He is boastful, gruff, and takes offence as easily as he gives it, but he adores his pious younger wife and constantly seeks social advancement to please her. Robert attempts to bribe the notorio Read more of this blog post »
By Andrew McAuley
Publication Date: 25th March 2022
Publisher: Yorkie-Montague
Page Length: 245 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Devon, AD 1402. Wool merchant Robert Wood is not well-liked. He is boastful, gruff, and takes offence as easily as he gives it, but he adores his pious younger wife and constantly seeks social advancement to please her. Robert attempts to bribe the notorio Read more of this blog post »
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"Another Soul Saved unfolds as a deeply affecting and quietly powerful story, one that begins with a single moment of compassion and gradually expands into something far greater. What starts as an isolated act of defiance grows into a broader narrativ"
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"I was quickly drawn into Another Soul Saved, a powerful and deeply moving story set against the harsh realities of Nazi-occupied Vienna. From the very beginning, the novel creates a striking contrast between the beauty of the city and the cruelty unf"
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Infidel: The Daughters of Aragon (Six Tudor Queens):
"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I went in expecting a stately procession of royal marriages, polite alliances, and the occasional bit of historical intrigue.
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[image] History is filled with stories of those who sought immortality, yet few pause to consider what one might do with such a gift if it were truly granted. In "The Immortal Rose Wyndham: The Beginning", B. Roman presents a sweeping historical fanta ...more |
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| There is something quietly compelling about a novel that attempts to balance the sweep of history with the intimacy of individual experience, and One Ordinary Man does so with a clear sense of purpose. Steve Vesce presents Harry Hopkins not as a dist ...more | |
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| Jonas had never felt more alive than when he was risking everything on a single throw of the dice. Fortune, he believed, was not granted—it was taken. When the sealed envelope passed into his hands that night in Geneva, he allowed himself to believe— ...more | |
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| There’s something quietly impressive about a novel that manages to feel both intimate and expansive—and “The Thunder and the Silence” achieves exactly that. Roland Van Damme presents the familiar figure of Benjamin Franklin not as a distant historica ...more | |
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| The world is cooling rapidly. Life in Téuta, as it has been for generations, is about to change, and survival depends on many different factors—belief, determination, and maintaining a firm grasp on humanity while moving through disaster and loss as ...more | |
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MIDNIGHT PATRIOTS (An Einstein-Chaplin Thriller) (EINSTEIN-CHAPLIN SERIES)
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| Midnight Patriots” by Paul Levine is a fast-paced historical thriller that blends fact and fiction. With Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin positioned at the centre of a story involving spies, assassins, and a high-stakes journey across America, the ...more | |
“It is dangerous to become attached to a du Lac. He will break your heart, and you will not recover.”
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― The Du Lac Chronicles
“Always stay true to yourself. Write with how you feel and are most comfortable with, not what the trends dictate.”
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