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May.21.2013
CAPABLE OF MURDER (A Belinda Lawrence Mystery) [Kindle Edition]
'A fast moving story with much local colour, witty dialogue and historical background. -- Barbara Buhrer, Reviewer's Choice
An intriguing mystery … for mystery and history buffs alike, this is a fast, clear read, recommended for all...
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May.16.2013
OK, there were no cameras, but one of the most endearing and lasting "celebrity" encounters happened 250 years ago in London. James Boswell met Samuel Johnson and dogged his tracks for over twenty years. His reports have made them both famous. [DE]
Samuel Johnson and James Boswell at the Club in...
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May.08.2013
Delphine was shocked when she first visited Palestine. She discovered a massive wall slicing brutally through towns and farms, keeping people from work, schools, hospitals, and sometimes their families. She found a land in which...
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May.08.2013
Anne Frank, in a diary entry, describes her sexual region with a degree of clinical detail. An American mother says her teen-age daughter felt "uncomfortable" with such a description. The mother wants the book removed from a school's reading list in Michigan.
The historical aspect of Anne Frank's...
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May.04.2013
Here are two reviews about a new book about Kafka, Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt by Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Saul Friedlander. I try not to judge a book by its cover, and I won't review a book which I have not (yet) read. Friedlander's credentials make me accept that this will...
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May.03.2013
The Embroidered Corpse. FREE for Kindle.REVIEWERS CHOICE Review by Amy Brozio-Andrews AbsoluteWrite.com. The Embroidered Corpse By Brian Kavanagh When Belinda Lawrence comes into possession of a piece of aged tapestry through her attendance at an estate auction with her friend Hazel Whitby, neither...
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May.01.2013
FREE FOR KINDLE. THE EMBROIDERED CORPSE - book two in the Belinda Lawrence mystery series.
'The author builds the tension of the book to its climax excellently and Belinda is a refreshingly smart, likeable heroine.' Review **** Above Average Murder Mystery Mar 22 2013 By Miss H. B....
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Apr.27.2013
Yesterday I found a yellowed piece of paper interspersed with some old photos of the house I was forced to sell a few years ago and a single Polaroid from my one and only wedding. Sometime in the past 30 years, I tossed the paper in the box, where it remained, unfolded and unread. My...
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Apr.25.2013
Recently, my dad posted about the famous "Christmas Truce" during World War I. My uncle (on my mother's side) responded with his recollection of my grandfather's experience:
This reminds me of an account my father related from his World War I experience during the trench warfare of the...
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Apr.15.2013
An excerpt from THE EMBROIDERED CORPSE, book two in the Belinda Lawrence mystery series. This is the setting in Winchester, Hampshire.
Reverend Lawson made his way past Winchester Cathedral. The bus had deposited him safely at his destination and his indignation towards the...
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