Gamble Vance works as an art conservationist at the esteemed Galliard Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, where she specializes in the history and restoration of 17th-19th century miniature […]
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The Good War
The Good War by Elizabeth Costello is a book that grabs your attention and holds on to it throughout the story. You can’t help but feel compassion for the main […]
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From the back cover: “This debut historical novel from Peggy Joque Williams captures the vibrancy and quandaries of 17th-century life for a village girl seeking love and excitement during the […]
Read MoreSomewhere Past the End
“I decide to watch the end of the world from the storeroom window.” Who can resist an opening sentence like that? And aren’t most of us fascinated by the prospect […]
Read MoreThe Deceived Ones
In The Deceived Ones, the debut novel of memoirist Judith Krummeck, Shakepeare’s Twelfth Night has been updated to deliver a lively and thought-provoking study of modern-day issues. The novel opens […]
Read MoreNot the Killing Kind
“Blood floated on top of the carpet as though hesitant to soak in, sorry for the mess. No war zone here. Here, a family room in northern California, 2009. A […]
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