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Kathryn Bashaar

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Pittsburgh, PA, The United States

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http://www.kathrynbashaar.com

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Historical Fiction

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Jane Eyre, Katherine, Pillars of the Earth

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Before she could even read, Kathryn Bashaar earned the nickname “Suitcase Simpson” for the little suitcase of books she carried everywhere she went, and her passion for literature has continued into middle age. The Saint’s Mistress is her first novel. Her essays and short stories have been published in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, the Civil War Times, and the literary journal Metamorphosis. Kathryn lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband, Al, and is thrilled that both of her adult children and her first grandchild also live in Pittsburgh.

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Henry VIII’s Wives Ranked

Henry VIII feels, in many ways, like the Donald Trump of his time. In his youth, he was a rich, handsome, carefree young man about town who discarded wives as frequently as he changed his doublet.

In old age, he grew moody and cruel, yet still saw himself as a charming, attractive rogue. Everyone around him had to indulge him if they hoped to keep their heads on their shoulders.

He divorced two

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Kathryn Bashaar made a comment on her review of Essays, 1993-2017 " Sue wrote: "I very much like his poetry, so I will give his essays a try. (I'd like to know where health care workers fell in that NYT survey -- parti ...more "
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Kathryn Bashaar rated a book it was amazing Essays, 1993-2017 by Wendell Berry	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I confess that I didn't read every essay in this collection. The book contains many essays, covering a period of 24 years, and so the pieces inevitably repeat themselves a little. Also, Berry sometimes goes into more agricultural detail than this cit ...more
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Kathryn Bashaar wants to read And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Best History & Biography	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kathryn Bashaar and 3 other people liked Peggyzbooksnmusic's review of Act of Oblivion: "Rated 4 stars. This is the 2nd novel by Robert Harris that I've read. A few years back I read Pompeii which was a fast, entertaining read that I rated 3 stars. Act of Oblivion in my opinion is a superior historical novel. I listened to the excellent " Read more of this review »
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Kathryn Bashaar made a comment in the group Historical Fictionistas — 2023 - What Are You Reading? topic " Alice wrote: "I am reading a good new Historical mystery set in Colonial Ameria (some in Englad) Act of Oblivion [image] by Robert Harris. Deals with ...more "
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