What do you think?
Rate this book
Barbours/Bouchards #1
Dynasty of Death: A Novel
Two families grow a small munitions factory into a global empire in this saga by a New York Times –bestselling author spanning from 1837 to the eve of World War I.
In 1837, Joseph Barbour, an upper servant in an English village, immigrates with his family to America so he can make his fortune in the nascent artillery business. A man of vision, Joseph foresees a time when wars will not be won with courage and brave hearts but rather by the nations with superior firearms.
Joseph and his family settle in a rural Pennsylvania village, but his wife, Hilda, is unhappy and longs to return to England. Their shy and sensitive younger son, Martin, is also homesick, but what troubles him most is the cruelty and violence he sees in his older brother, Ernest. Martin’s fears come to fruition when Joseph forms a gunpowder firm with Armand Bouchard, who lives with his wife and three sons down the road from the Barbours.
As the years pass, Ernest proves himself invaluable to Barbour & Bouchard. Ruthless and ambitious, he takes what he wants. But beautiful Amy Drumhill continues to elude him and becomes the catalyst in a war that will estrange the two brothers and leave Ernest haunted by the blood that will be forever on his hands.
Dynasty of Death is a moving saga of two families, the epic struggle between two brothers, and the legacy their guns will leave the world as mighty enemy nations gear up for battle.
In 1837, Joseph Barbour, an upper servant in an English village, immigrates with his family to America so he can make his fortune in the nascent artillery business. A man of vision, Joseph foresees a time when wars will not be won with courage and brave hearts but rather by the nations with superior firearms.
Joseph and his family settle in a rural Pennsylvania village, but his wife, Hilda, is unhappy and longs to return to England. Their shy and sensitive younger son, Martin, is also homesick, but what troubles him most is the cruelty and violence he sees in his older brother, Ernest. Martin’s fears come to fruition when Joseph forms a gunpowder firm with Armand Bouchard, who lives with his wife and three sons down the road from the Barbours.
As the years pass, Ernest proves himself invaluable to Barbour & Bouchard. Ruthless and ambitious, he takes what he wants. But beautiful Amy Drumhill continues to elude him and becomes the catalyst in a war that will estrange the two brothers and leave Ernest haunted by the blood that will be forever on his hands.
Dynasty of Death is a moving saga of two families, the epic struggle between two brothers, and the legacy their guns will leave the world as mighty enemy nations gear up for battle.
904 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1938
366 people are currently reading
608 people want to read
About the author
Taylor Caldwell
153 books558 followers Also known by the pen names Marcus Holland and Max Reiner.
Taylor Caldwell was born in Manchester, England. In 1907 she emigrated to the United States with her parents and younger brother. Her father died shortly after the move, and the family struggled. At the age of eight she started to write stories, and in fact wrote her first novel, The Romance of Atlantis, at the age of twelve (although it remained unpublished until 1975). Her father did not approve such activity for women, and sent her to work in a bindery. She continued to write prolifically, however, despite ill health. (In 1947, according to TIME magazine, she discarded and burned the manuscripts of 140 unpublished novels.)
In 1918-1919, she served in the United States Navy Reserve. In 1919 she married William F. Combs. In 1920, they had a daughter, Mary (known as "Peggy"). From 1923 to 1924 she was a court reporter in New York State Department of Labor in Buffalo, New York. In 1924, she went to work for the United States Department of Justice, as a member of the Board of Special Inquiry (an immigration tribunal) in Buffalo. In 1931 she graduated from SUNY Buffalo, and also was divorced from William Combs.
Caldwell then married her second husband, Marcus Reback, a fellow Justice employee. She had a second child with Reback, a daughter Judith, in 1932. They were married for 40 years, until his death in 1971.
In 1934, she began to work on the novel Dynasty of Death, which she and Reback completed in collaboration. It was published in 1938 and became a best-seller. "Taylor Caldwell" was presumed to be a man, and there was some public stir when the author was revealed to be a woman. Over the next 43 years, she published 42 more novels, many of them best-sellers. For instance, This Side of Innocence was the biggest fiction seller of 1946. Her works sold an estimated 30 million copies. She became wealthy, traveling to Europe and elsewhere, though she still lived near Buffalo.
Her books were big sellers right up to the end of her career. During her career as a writer, she received several awards.
She was an outspoken conservative and for a time wrote for the John Birch Society's monthly journal American Opinion and even associated with the anti-Semitic Liberty Lobby. Her memoir, On Growing Up Tough, appeared in 1971, consisting of many edited-down articles from American Opinion.
Around 1970, she became interested in reincarnation. She had become friends with well-known occultist author Jess Stearn, who suggested that the vivid detail in her many historical novels was actually subconscious recollection of previous lives. Supposedly, she agreed to be hypnotized and undergo "past-life regression" to disprove reincarnation. According to Stearn's book, The Search of a Soul - Taylor Caldwell's Psychic Lives, Caldwell instead began to recall her own past lives - eleven in all, including one on the "lost continent" of Lemuria.
In 1972, she married William Everett Stancell, a retired real estate developer, but divorced him in 1973. In 1978, she married William Robert Prestie, an eccentric Canadian 17 years her junior. This led to difficulties with her children. She had a long dispute with her daughter Judith over the estate of Judith's father Marcus; in 1979 Judith committed suicide.
Also in 1979, Caldwell suffered a stroke, which left her unable to speak, though she could still write. (She had been deaf since about 1965.) Her daughter Peggy accused Prestie of abusing and exploiting Caldwell, and there was a legal battle over her substantial assets.
She died of heart failure in Greenwich, Conn
Taylor Caldwell was born in Manchester, England. In 1907 she emigrated to the United States with her parents and younger brother. Her father died shortly after the move, and the family struggled. At the age of eight she started to write stories, and in fact wrote her first novel, The Romance of Atlantis, at the age of twelve (although it remained unpublished until 1975). Her father did not approve such activity for women, and sent her to work in a bindery. She continued to write prolifically, however, despite ill health. (In 1947, according to TIME magazine, she discarded and burned the manuscripts of 140 unpublished novels.)
In 1918-1919, she served in the United States Navy Reserve. In 1919 she married William F. Combs. In 1920, they had a daughter, Mary (known as "Peggy"). From 1923 to 1924 she was a court reporter in New York State Department of Labor in Buffalo, New York. In 1924, she went to work for the United States Department of Justice, as a member of the Board of Special Inquiry (an immigration tribunal) in Buffalo. In 1931 she graduated from SUNY Buffalo, and also was divorced from William Combs.
Caldwell then married her second husband, Marcus Reback, a fellow Justice employee. She had a second child with Reback, a daughter Judith, in 1932. They were married for 40 years, until his death in 1971.
In 1934, she began to work on the novel Dynasty of Death, which she and Reback completed in collaboration. It was published in 1938 and became a best-seller. "Taylor Caldwell" was presumed to be a man, and there was some public stir when the author was revealed to be a woman. Over the next 43 years, she published 42 more novels, many of them best-sellers. For instance, This Side of Innocence was the biggest fiction seller of 1946. Her works sold an estimated 30 million copies. She became wealthy, traveling to Europe and elsewhere, though she still lived near Buffalo.
Her books were big sellers right up to the end of her career. During her career as a writer, she received several awards.
She was an outspoken conservative and for a time wrote for the John Birch Society's monthly journal American Opinion and even associated with the anti-Semitic Liberty Lobby. Her memoir, On Growing Up Tough, appeared in 1971, consisting of many edited-down articles from American Opinion.
Around 1970, she became interested in reincarnation. She had become friends with well-known occultist author Jess Stearn, who suggested that the vivid detail in her many historical novels was actually subconscious recollection of previous lives. Supposedly, she agreed to be hypnotized and undergo "past-life regression" to disprove reincarnation. According to Stearn's book, The Search of a Soul - Taylor Caldwell's Psychic Lives, Caldwell instead began to recall her own past lives - eleven in all, including one on the "lost continent" of Lemuria.
In 1972, she married William Everett Stancell, a retired real estate developer, but divorced him in 1973. In 1978, she married William Robert Prestie, an eccentric Canadian 17 years her junior. This led to difficulties with her children. She had a long dispute with her daughter Judith over the estate of Judith's father Marcus; in 1979 Judith committed suicide.
Also in 1979, Caldwell suffered a stroke, which left her unable to speak, though she could still write. (She had been deaf since about 1965.) Her daughter Peggy accused Prestie of abusing and exploiting Caldwell, and there was a legal battle over her substantial assets.
She died of heart failure in Greenwich, Conn
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 reviews
October 27, 2018
The late author Taylor Caldwell's writing style can best be described as overwrought. Her politics seemed to be to the right of Ivan the Terrible and her views of people and society were both negative and dogmatic. People were either good...or bad. Very few of her characters were drawn with any nuance and she seemed to prefer men to women in her writing. We don't see too many Taylor Caldwells in today's literature.
I've been reading Taylor Caldwell off and on for years. Now that her work's been issued in ebook, I've gone back to some of her oldie-but-goodies; "The Dynasty of Death" trilogy ranks at the top as typical Caldwell books. Somewhat laughable, yet fascinating in their dogmatic views of American society and history, the trilogy begins with "The Dynasty of Death, and ends with "The Final Hour". I've finished "Dynasty" and will review it here. When I finish the other two books, I'll review them.
"Dynasty of Death" was Taylor Caldwell's first novel, originally published in 1938. The times were challenging with the fascist threat and Mrs Caldwell seemed to want to make a statement with her work. In her book she told the story of the Barbour and Bouchard families, both immigrants to the pre-Civil War America. Like most immigrants, they came for the economic opportunity. The Bouchards and George Barbour set up an armaments factory in central Pennsylvania. The main character of "Dynasty of Death" is Ernest Barbour, who burned with ambition and he ends the book owning millions (today it would be billions) in property and patents. Those patents - of armaments - were to arm the world in wars, from the American Civil War to foreign wars. Much of "Dynasty" is devoted to both practical and philosophical discussions between the characters about what they were doing as they built their power and fortune.
And the characters! Ernest had three siblings and each were described by Caldwell. She clearly favored her male characters; females were "silly", "plump", basically stupid, and devoted to frippery. All the men were either strong...or weak. Very little in between those two absolutes. They intermarried with the Bouchards and produced children who could best be described as their parents were. The book's plot is sometimes incoherent and mostly overwrought. BUT, the book is interesting in it's very black and white dogmatic adherence to what-ever Taylor Caldwell's beliefs are. I'm still not sure exactly what they are, but, man, does she believe them.
The other two books in the series continue with the the Bouchards and Barbours in succeeding generations. As I remember from my previous reading of the second two, Taylor Caldwell's writing is no less over-wrought, as she warns us about...something.
I've been reading Taylor Caldwell off and on for years. Now that her work's been issued in ebook, I've gone back to some of her oldie-but-goodies; "The Dynasty of Death" trilogy ranks at the top as typical Caldwell books. Somewhat laughable, yet fascinating in their dogmatic views of American society and history, the trilogy begins with "The Dynasty of Death, and ends with "The Final Hour". I've finished "Dynasty" and will review it here. When I finish the other two books, I'll review them.
"Dynasty of Death" was Taylor Caldwell's first novel, originally published in 1938. The times were challenging with the fascist threat and Mrs Caldwell seemed to want to make a statement with her work. In her book she told the story of the Barbour and Bouchard families, both immigrants to the pre-Civil War America. Like most immigrants, they came for the economic opportunity. The Bouchards and George Barbour set up an armaments factory in central Pennsylvania. The main character of "Dynasty of Death" is Ernest Barbour, who burned with ambition and he ends the book owning millions (today it would be billions) in property and patents. Those patents - of armaments - were to arm the world in wars, from the American Civil War to foreign wars. Much of "Dynasty" is devoted to both practical and philosophical discussions between the characters about what they were doing as they built their power and fortune.
And the characters! Ernest had three siblings and each were described by Caldwell. She clearly favored her male characters; females were "silly", "plump", basically stupid, and devoted to frippery. All the men were either strong...or weak. Very little in between those two absolutes. They intermarried with the Bouchards and produced children who could best be described as their parents were. The book's plot is sometimes incoherent and mostly overwrought. BUT, the book is interesting in it's very black and white dogmatic adherence to what-ever Taylor Caldwell's beliefs are. I'm still not sure exactly what they are, but, man, does she believe them.
The other two books in the series continue with the the Bouchards and Barbours in succeeding generations. As I remember from my previous reading of the second two, Taylor Caldwell's writing is no less over-wrought, as she warns us about...something.
July 30, 2016
“Dynasty of Death” centers around two families whose small munitions factory evolved into a powerful multi-national empire—a sweeping saga stretching from the 1830s to the eve of World War I. Her characters were embedded in what political writers and investigative journalists now call the military-industrial complex. Caldwell’s publishers thought such a book would not be taken seriously with an author named Janet Reback, so they chose her more masculine sounding middle names of Taylor Caldwell as a nom de plume. It worked.
Dynasty of Death was the debut novel of Taylor Caldwell. When she submitted the manuscript to Maxwell Perkins in 1937, she was an unknown housewife from Buffalo, New York; but this novel launched her prolific career.
The novel is an epic multigenerational saga set in Windsor, Pennsylvania, a fictional mill town on the Allegheny River north of Pittsburgh. The story covers the years from 1837 to the eve of World War I, telling about the Bouchard and Barbour families, who grow their small munitions factory into a great international corporation. Joseph Barbour is a servant, who becomes a successful businessman and arms manufacturer. His son Martin is not interested in money, he is an idealist and altruist. Ernest, the elder son, is an egoist and believes that money is the greatest power in the world. The battle between these two brothers is epic in its emotional toll on both of them and their extended families.
This story of the Bouchard clan is continued through World War II in Caldwell's later novels The Eagles Gather (1940) and The Final Hour (1944), although the Pittsburgh setting is largely left behind as the family takes its place on the world stage. The Saturday Review noted, “The armaments industry is a subject which fiction does well to take up; and Mr. Caldwell’s attack is handled with the patience and skill of a prosecuting attorney.” Caldwell's gift for story-telling and swift-moving prose makes this a delightful read for those who enjoy epic family sagas.
Dynasty of Death was the debut novel of Taylor Caldwell. When she submitted the manuscript to Maxwell Perkins in 1937, she was an unknown housewife from Buffalo, New York; but this novel launched her prolific career.
The novel is an epic multigenerational saga set in Windsor, Pennsylvania, a fictional mill town on the Allegheny River north of Pittsburgh. The story covers the years from 1837 to the eve of World War I, telling about the Bouchard and Barbour families, who grow their small munitions factory into a great international corporation. Joseph Barbour is a servant, who becomes a successful businessman and arms manufacturer. His son Martin is not interested in money, he is an idealist and altruist. Ernest, the elder son, is an egoist and believes that money is the greatest power in the world. The battle between these two brothers is epic in its emotional toll on both of them and their extended families.
This story of the Bouchard clan is continued through World War II in Caldwell's later novels The Eagles Gather (1940) and The Final Hour (1944), although the Pittsburgh setting is largely left behind as the family takes its place on the world stage. The Saturday Review noted, “The armaments industry is a subject which fiction does well to take up; and Mr. Caldwell’s attack is handled with the patience and skill of a prosecuting attorney.” Caldwell's gift for story-telling and swift-moving prose makes this a delightful read for those who enjoy epic family sagas.
July 4, 2017
Great Read
As expected, Taylor Caldwell didn't disappoint me once more. She always makes the characters come to life, and describes their thoughts and desires, good or bad. Sometimes Jules got long winded, but I still can't skip over anything said. I love generation novels, and she is one of the best. Barb Heskett 7/04/2017
As expected, Taylor Caldwell didn't disappoint me once more. She always makes the characters come to life, and describes their thoughts and desires, good or bad. Sometimes Jules got long winded, but I still can't skip over anything said. I love generation novels, and she is one of the best. Barb Heskett 7/04/2017
December 30, 2017
A journey, a destination and more
The scope of this novel will astonish and astound. Ms Caldwell is a class act with writing and characters endowed with all the attributes that make us human. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride.
The scope of this novel will astonish and astound. Ms Caldwell is a class act with writing and characters endowed with all the attributes that make us human. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride.
July 8, 2017
Lots of despicable characters and their many exploits over the years. Sometimes a little slow, sometimes melodramatic, but for an 80 year old novel, a good read.
April 1, 2018
Made myself finish this one. Over 700 pages long. I don't think I found any of the characters "likeable". Yet they were interesting. I found myself thinking about them. NOT on the read-again list.
January 11, 2021
This is an oldie but goodie, written in 1937 with ambitious, but not obnoxious vocabulary requiring many references to my dictionary. I liken much of the author's descriptions to a James Michener style.
This multi generational story takes place from 1837 to WWI.
Ruthless and aggressive business tactics mix with arranged marriages and unrequited love.
This multi generational story takes place from 1837 to WWI.
Ruthless and aggressive business tactics mix with arranged marriages and unrequited love.
March 1, 2024
The pacing in this book absolutely astounded me, it felt like every scene drastically influenced the plot, almost no time was wasted, and for the first half, that relentless pacing kept me constantly entertained. I really was loving this book, but unfortunately the pacing sort of runs this book dry. No plot point is ever really built up or explored thoroughly.
After Martin visits the company town and decides he’s leaving the company to oppose Ernest, that feels like a massive change that will influence the rest of the book, but it ends up feeling like a detour as that entire plot is resolved within 50 pages and everything goes back to how it was before Martin left (aside, of course, from the fact that Martin is now dead). May leaves Ernest but is back with him within 50 pages. We’re told they’ve been apart a long time, but I never really felt that loss, since it’s resolved so quickly. Every issue is resolved too quickly to feel meaningful.
Once the pacing stopped keeping me entertained I felt like this book was very difficult to read. Nearly every character is completely evil or completely good, and everyone hates each other all the time. Ernest is the most interesting and most fleshed out character, but he is essentially just evil, greedy, and ruthless.
After Martin visits the company town and decides he’s leaving the company to oppose Ernest, that feels like a massive change that will influence the rest of the book, but it ends up feeling like a detour as that entire plot is resolved within 50 pages and everything goes back to how it was before Martin left (aside, of course, from the fact that Martin is now dead). May leaves Ernest but is back with him within 50 pages. We’re told they’ve been apart a long time, but I never really felt that loss, since it’s resolved so quickly. Every issue is resolved too quickly to feel meaningful.
Once the pacing stopped keeping me entertained I felt like this book was very difficult to read. Nearly every character is completely evil or completely good, and everyone hates each other all the time. Ernest is the most interesting and most fleshed out character, but he is essentially just evil, greedy, and ruthless.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 14, 2023
A blood stained fortune is correct. As a lifelong pacifist; I found it hard to finish this book, largely about greedy and unscrupulous people who start wars around the world in order to satisfy their unprecedented level of greed . the way they treated their employees was disgusting; and their behaviour towards the more innocent family members equally so. I thought I was going to read the series, but found it so disturbing that I cannot. I can only hope that this is not a true representation of reality; if so the people who make guns and arms and those who encourage them have a lot of death and misery to answer for.
September 26, 2024
A ridiculous if not unexpected anti-munitions making propaganda. From cover to cover, a proven intellectual embarrassment. Also, a childish understanding of doing business and politics — any technical details it has are surface ones. Also, Caldwell here thinks that nativist ideas were not politically popular in Pennsylvania in later 1850-s, has she ever read a history book?
Nonetheless, in my mind, I kept comparing the novel to another historical fiction (say, Wolfhall), and though baldy written at least it has human drama and characters that face real challenges they need to overcome.
Nonetheless, in my mind, I kept comparing the novel to another historical fiction (say, Wolfhall), and though baldy written at least it has human drama and characters that face real challenges they need to overcome.
December 11, 2022
Un libro escrito en 1930 y es el primero de la autora. Narra la vida de una familia entorno al dinero. Su narrativa es tan excesivamente amplia y detallada que a veces me hacía perderme de la trama en torno a tantos sinónimos sobre lo mismo. Por lo demás, los personajes tienen un buen desarrollo, su descripción es muy amplia y no te quedas con la duda de nada.
Me gustó la temática de la empresa de armamento y todo lo que conlleva.
Me gustó la temática de la empresa de armamento y todo lo que conlleva.
September 25, 2024
Taylor Caldwell used to be an NYT bestselling novelist sometime in the last century. However, her depiction of the growth and development of the munitions industry in the US in the 19th century and its tight control over politics, popular culture, education, and the reporting of news is as valid today, when students are arrested for staging protests to demand their universities divest from mutions firms, as they were in the 1920s. This is the story of the Barbours and the Bouchards, who have migrated from Great Britain and France respectively, and who then get involved in setting up a munitions firm that supplies arms during the US Civil War. This firm is then shown to be responsible, among many others, for setting up the US-Spanish War and the two World Wars.
February 26, 2024
I love the way Taylor Caldwell weaves together political and historical commentary and great characters into her riveting novels! This book is about an arms dealer who, in his climb to power and money, manipulates politicians, governments, and the press in order instigate wars so as to expand his empire. The irony is this novel was a best seller in 1938!!!
April 17, 2025
i always enjoy books by Taylor Caldwell although they are very long. This is in part to the very descriptive writing. I often learn new words when reading one of these books. I will read book #2 but will wait awhile and read something lighter in between.
August 31, 2025
good read about wealth and corrupt
Sad to see the breakdown in family unity over wealth and ammunition.
Immigration to America took a very strange turn involving these two situations
Sad to see the breakdown in family unity over wealth and ammunition.
Immigration to America took a very strange turn involving these two situations
May 31, 2017
All of Taylor Caldwell's books are great!
October 6, 2019
I feel totally inadequate to review this masterpiece. I cannot fault a thing. I am in awe of the magnificence of this author.
April 30, 2025
Caldwell's first book is quite an epic. Intricate plot and fascinating characters.
Read
February 9, 2009This is a story of two brothers. One brother's dream and ambtion in live was money. His other brother, Martin saw how money runined his brother's life. He declines the fortune that is his until he see the good that money can do. Martin gives the rest of his life to others and then looses it. He did the same as his brother. He lost focus on balance in life.
February 21, 2010
This was the first novel published in Taylor Caldwell's long and prolific career, an expansive saga that pretty much set the template for many of her subsequent novels: Power, Passion, and Money. It makes a fitting bookend with her last great saga, CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS, published 34 years later in 1972.
May 16, 2013
An apt title where the greed of a family member ripples into causing tragedy in others. Taylor Caldwell intertwines profound philosophy while providing an epic generational story spreading from pre Civil War to the Spanish-American War. Centered around gun and ammunition manufacturing, Ernest Barbour learns that he can build an empire and fortune but for what price? Readers find out.
Read
October 12, 2010This author not only predicts WWII, she explains the underlining causes in this book that was published in 1938. It is a series and has my highest recommendations. Read about the Barbours and the Bouchards but think about the DuPonts of Delaware.
July 31, 2011
The story of two immigrant families that build an empire on munitions. Taylor Caldwell has no equal when it comes to descriptions but will admit it took me a bit to get everyone straight after they all got married and started families. This is a three book series so on to the next generation.
May 1, 2015
A great fictional account of how today's military industrial complex got started.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
dnf
April 30, 2017I didn't finish this one - it's the kind of book I ordinarily love, and I was so excited to stumble across it; but the prose did me in. "The view through the windows was restful and quiet, for all of the pigmy activity of the men on the docks, for the sky was the dark blazing blue of frosty October days, the clouds were extraordinarily pure and white and close, and the river, the same glittering blue as the heavens, carried drowsy flatboats and smaller river craft upon it. But there was no rest in Ernest Barbour, only the repose of one who pauses for a while, grimly, to lay plans and gather strength. He was too discerning and intelligent not to notice the beauty of the river and sky and autumn trees, but this notice had nothing of emotion in it. He appreciated it with his mind, and therefore remained unstirred and untroubled." All. The. Time.
I'm not giving it a star rating because if I find a cheap paperback copy and read it while drowsing under a tree it's possible I'll be able to get immersed in the story despite the writing, but until then this one's going to remain unfinished.
I'm not giving it a star rating because if I find a cheap paperback copy and read it while drowsing under a tree it's possible I'll be able to get immersed in the story despite the writing, but until then this one's going to remain unfinished.
June 27, 2017
Readers hardly ever see this kind of writing that Ms Taylor Caldwell deoes; she writes with such full descriptions of place, characters, and atmosphere. The characters are mostly very well developed, so that the reader understands their thinking and emotions. Very few characters does she describe as having upright, ethical, and pleasant personalities. She describes frailties, meanness, and weaknessess vividly. One is forced to wonder if one's acquaintances, or even oneself, has such mean characteristics.
I read many of Caldwell's novels in the '60s. This is the first one that I have re-read.
It was a pleasure read her fine writing.
(This Kindle copy had way too many typos.)
I read many of Caldwell's novels in the '60s. This is the first one that I have re-read.
It was a pleasure read her fine writing.
(This Kindle copy had way too many typos.)
Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 reviews