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Karleen Koen
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I wrote this in 2008, and I think it wears well. One more time……
I called an old soldier for Memorial Day. Elgin, I said, how are you?Karleen, he replied, it’s so good to hear from you.
Tell me about the war, I said.Oh, baby, he answered, I don’t like to talk about that. War is ugly, you know.And so we talked about his vegetables. In his mid-80s, hale and hearty, he’d just come in from the gar...
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Through a Glass Darkly
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Dark Angels
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2006
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Now Face To Face
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1996
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Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
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Through A Glass Darkly: Part 1 Of 3
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Before Versailles: Before the History You Know...a Novel of Louis XIV
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| I am not a Marie A. fan, but I picked up this because I think the world of Fraser's writing and presentation of history. And once again, she didn't fail me, and I ended up with more compassion for the French queen than I had had reading other histori...more | |
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| Looking at my aging self with the help of Bolen. Good. | |
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| Excellent history, just excellent..... | |
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| I read this because my grandson is such a fan, and some day, I want to write YA. Riordan has a really great concept. | |
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| Interesting woman, Gilchrist. I am a huge fan of her short stories, and I always like to see how another woman writer lives and copes. She's full of fire even now. | |
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| Good enough research on Paris. That's why I read it, for research and threw it in this mix in case someone, another writer or fan, might be interested. | |
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| My younger self couldn't have borne the introspection and Catholicism of the character. My older self very much appreciated Waugh's theme and talent. | |
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| Heilbrun's mind, the workings of it, interest me....not enough folks write about the life of aging.... | |
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| Loved this; good writing style and interesting subject matter....a loving royal marriage..... | |
“When I was a child, I thought as a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child but when I grew up I put away childish things; for now we see through a glass darkly but then face to face!”
― Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
― Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
“...she had begun to learn that success was sometimes simply a matter of having the courage to proceed in the direction of one's dreams.”
― Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
― Karleen Koen, Through a Glass Darkly
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