Copperfield Review's Blog, page 18
July 28, 2016
Beatriz F. Fernandez
Genesis, 1880 On March 31, 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first electrically lit city in the world. Over to Wabash from Anderson we come to witness the night to end all nights. The courthouse tower bell strikes eight— … Continue reading →
Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York
Written by Samantha Wilcoxson Published by CreateSpace Review by Charlie Britten Elizabeth of York, daughter of Yorkist Edward IV of England, was married to Henry VIII, a Lancastrian, in 1486, as a peace-offering, following the Wars of the Roses. The Plantagenet Princess, … Continue reading →
May 5, 2016
What I Learned About Writing From Coloring Books
By Meredith Allard As I’ve said before (in this post), I’ve joined the coloring book craze. I loved coloring when I was a kid, and as it happens I still love to color. I consider myself a wannabe crafter, and … Continue reading →
Emma Rose Millar
By Meredith Allard Meredith Allard: When and why did you begin writing, and did you always write historical fiction? Emma Rose Millar: I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. As a child I was painfully shy; … Continue reading →
Flesh Started the War
By Lana Elizabeth Gabris The fires lit the heavens, calling to Neptunus as we danced in great circles, holding hands to the wrists tightly, heads thrown back with the flush, hair tangling. Men who had coveted from a distance were … Continue reading →
Gary Beck
Achilles, On Modern Warfare I met my enemies on the battlefield face to face and won renown with my strong spear. I was brought down by an arrow I couldn’t evade. There is no honor fighting a foe who kills … Continue reading →
Laennec’s Prescience
By Roy Smythe, MD Paris, December 1816 The young physician strode quickly and purposefully across the narrow cobblestone thoroughfare that would soon widen and pass in front of the Palace d’ Louvre. “Always I rush”, he thought to himself, shaking his … Continue reading →
January 30, 2016
Destiny’s Rebel
Written by Philip Davies Published by Books to Treasure Review by Charlie Britten It’s ten days before her eighteenth birthday and her Coronation as Queen of Anestra and Kat (officially Princess Katelin) is dreading a life of royal duties. Kat’s parents having been killed in … Continue reading →
All the Light We Cannot See
Written by Anthony Doerr Published by Scribner Reviewed by Yushin Jeng Written in two distinct points of time, 1944 and 1934, Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See starts at the beginning of the ending. … Continue reading →
Unanswered: An Essay on Research
By Jane Harrington Who was buying their hair? In my ongoing quest to fully imagine the lives of my West Cork ancestors, I keep a running list of questions such as these—accumulated curiousnesses from the reading I do about … Continue reading →
