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• Book Review: Miramont’s Ghost

  For my previous book review, I chose Matilda Empress because my niece is featured on the cover. I chose Miramont’s Ghost because the author ‘Elizabeth Hall’ grabbed my attention.  Elizabeth being my middle name and Hall being my maiden name…I answered to ‘Elizabeth Hall” for over 30 years….no I am not the author….I like seeing […]

• Book Review: Matilda Empress

    I judged this book by its cover!  It features my niece (one and the same with my previous post)!  Not only was she best in her class, but also a fashion model during high school working in New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, Cape Town, Singapore and more. Matilda Empress is historical fiction from […]

• Book Review: Sewing can be Dangerous by SR Mallery

  Sewing can be Dangerous and other small threads…the title grabbed my attention.  As much time as I have spent sewing over the years, I never thought of it as dangerous.  Sooo…how is sewing dangerous?  S.R. Mallery’s collection of eleven short stories have fascinating characters from eleven times and places. Danger exists in conditions in the […]

• Book Review: The Einstein Prophecy by Robert Masello (2015)

  This work of historical fiction is like “The Monuments Men” meeting “Indiana Jones” with a Biblical history mystery plus a love story.  I thoroughly enjoyed the details of the Princeton University campus circa 1944-5.  The story of Saint Anthony of Egypt’s life and times was new to me.  I found the details of Albert Einstein’s […]

• Book Review: Tenzing Norbu Mysteries

  The First Rule of Ten, The Second Rule of Ten, The Third Rule of Ten, Fourth….This series is engaging…a charming young Chinese American male takes us on his journey from Tibetan monastery to private investigator in Los Angeles. The plots and character development improve with each sequel. Ten’s rules remind me of the famous rules […]