Ann Shorey's Blog, page 11
July 6, 2011
THE INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE OF CHARLOTTE BECK, by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Kathleen Y'Barbo has written a delightful novel about an incorrigible heroine, Charlotte Beck. The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck is set in the late 1800's, and features a young woman who has no interest in following the social mores of her times. Charlotte wants to attend college, and more than that, she wants her father to take her seriously as an adult. Unfortunately, her madcap
June 23, 2011
THE GIRL IN THE GATEHOUSE, by Julie Klassen
Mariah Aubrey is The Girl in the Gatehouse in Klassen's newest novel. Mariah has been sent from her home in disgrace. An aunt offers lodging in an abandoned gatehouse on her English country estate. Forced to support herself, Mariah finds she can earn a small living by writing novels--as long as she conceals her identity as the author. When her aunt dies, the estate is leased to a ship's captain
June 13, 2011
THE DAUGHTER'S WALK, by Jane Kirkpatrick
As soon as I knew Jane Kirkpatrick had written The Daughter's Walk, I put it on my to-read list. When I read Linda Lawrence Hunt's nonfiction history of this amazing journey, titled Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America, I felt the story cried out to be fictionalized. Kirkpatrick was just the author to accomplish the task. In 1896, Helga Estby accepted a wager from a
May 24, 2011
THE APOTHECARY'S DAUGHTER, by Julie Klassen
In Lily Haswell, Klassen has created a fascinating heroine and placed her in a setting that intrigued me. Lily is The Apothecary's Daughter. She helps her father in his shop, although at the time the story is set, women are not allowed to be apothecaries. Lily is blessed with a memory that forgets nothing, so the blending of herbs is a task she performs with skill. However, when an
May 14, 2011
UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken is sub-titled "A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption." It is all of that and more. When I finished Hillenbrand's remarkable recounting of Louis Zamperini's saga, I missed Louie. The author so involves the reader in Zamperini's life that I felt intimately connected with him. As a boy, Zamperini had been a wild delinquent, but when he hit his teens his older brother
May 7, 2011
Revell's blog tour for THE DAWN OF A DREAM--A few more reviews
I'm so grateful to Revell for sponsoring this blog tour. It's been fun visiting these and other blogs. Be sure you follow the links. You could find a new blogger you'll enjoy following.From Lulu at Knitsandreads: MY THOUGHTS:Loved this book . . .a new story line instead of just husband leaves, wife is sad and finds new man! This book had some depth and adventure. Luellen is one woman who simply
May 2, 2011
Revell's blog tour for THE DAWN OF A DREAM
Right now Revell is sponsoring a blog tour for The Dawn of a Dream. Here are a couple of the early reviews:From Michelle Vasquez's blog--Life in Reviewhttp://lifeinreviewblog.wordpress.com... Dawn of a Dream by Ann Shorey is book 3 in her series called At Home in Beldon Grove. It's a beautiful historical novel set in the mid 1850'
April 25, 2011
TOMORROW'S GARDEN, by Amanda Cabot
In Tomorrow's Garden, Harriet Kirk is the new schoolteacher in Ladreville, Texas. She takes the job as a means to escape past secrets, but doesn't realize that Ladreville possesses a few secrets of its own. As she struggles for acceptance in the community, she also has the daunting task of mothering her younger siblings, some of whom resent the move to a new community. When did
April 13, 2011
FINALLY A BRIDE, by Vickie McDonough
Finally a Bride is a story brimming with romance. Jacqueline "Jack" Davis harbors ambitions to leave tiny Lookout, Texas, for a career as a reporter in Dallas. When a new pastor arrives in town, she believes if she can get the scoop on his past, the resulting story will propel her straight to the big city. What she hadn't counted on was her growing attraction to the handsome preacher. Finally a
April 3, 2011
THE DEEPEST WATERS, by Dan Walsh
When John and Laura Foster decided on an ocean voyage for their honeymoon, they had no idea of the tragedy that awaited them. A hurricane strikes and their ship goes down. Laura is rescued, along with the other women, but all the men on board are gone into The Deepest Waters. Walsh based his novel on an actual event from 1857, and spins the tale with emotional honesty. On board the rescue ship,
