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Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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The Ming Storytellers
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2012
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The Mascherari: A Novel of Venice
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2014
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Julien's Terror
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Calista
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The Secret of Chantilly
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2021
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The Signare of Gorée
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2024
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The Silence of the Pirogue
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The Fortune Teller of Nice
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The Fortune Teller of Nice - a historical mystery
This is what I am working on at the moment. It will be published in december 2027.
What a joy to bring to life a city that has had its past numerous times erased by France. I do pride myself on writing historical mysteries that speak of the least spoken.
The book can be added now to your shelves via Goodreads.
See you in 2027!
Nice, 1854. The coastal city, governed by Turin, gleamsunder a p
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“The will to solve problems inhabits only a few in this world. Lesser people are content with complaining, scapegoating, spilling blood...”
― Julien's Terror
― Julien's Terror
“To devote any time and thought to a rival is to diminish one’s worth. I had my dignity.”
― The Mascherari: A Novel of Venice
― The Mascherari: A Novel of Venice
“In the Beijing imperial city, the passage of time is denoted by the striking of a bell with night being divided into five geng, each marking about two hours. The first and last night geng are also accompanied by the sounding of drums. The first geng signals the Hours of the Dog (7-9 pm) while the last geng signals the Hours of the Tiger (3-5am). In turn, a geng divides into three dian.”
― The Ming Storytellers
― The Ming Storytellers
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Hi Laura,Thank you for joining my circle of friends.
Blessings,
Tom
Hello Laura,Thanks for your friend request.
Have a nice day! :)
Greetings from Chile.
For those who have read The Ming Storytellers, there is a fun quiz on Facebook called What The Ming Storytellers Character are you? You would need to login to complete it. But here it is, enjoy ;) http://apps.facebook.com/quizmaker/qu...
