Mostly Historical

The Two Mrs. Carlyles

The Two Mrs. Carlyles by Suzanne Rindell is a twisty historical thriller, with a deeply unreliable narrator. From childhood, Violet…

5 years ago

Company of Liars

The Company of Liars, by Karen Maitland, blends elements of The Decameron, The Masque of The Red Death, with And…

5 years ago

The Two-Family House

I requested Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Two-Family House after reading The Wartime Sisters. This is another book about complex family…

5 years ago

The Lions of Fifth Avenue

The two timelines intertwine for a wonderful trip through the familiar landmarks and secret, closed-off areas of New York Public…

5 years ago

Debutante

From the book blurb, I thought Debutante would be a frothy manners novel, with some social backstabbing, romance, and pretty…

5 years ago