February 28, 2020

The Paris Library

Absolutely delightful story – stories – from the first page to the last. Odile was a wonderful lead, with her contagious energy and insatiable curiosity, then […]
September 30, 2019

The German Midwife

My #1 favourite book of 2019. From the opening pages, I was swept into an entirely real, horrific world, filled with stunning, yet subtly included – […]
September 26, 2019

The Girl They Left Behind

Some readers lately have said, “I love Historical fiction, but there are too many WW2 novels out right now.” Others have said, “I can’t get enough […]
May 16, 2019

Coal Mining

I wanted to include a little insight into both being inside a coal mine and the personality of Turtle Mountain itself. I really have never experienced […]
May 16, 2019

Father William Judge

One of the many iconic figures in Dawson City was Father William Judge, the “Saint of Dawson City”. Judge was a fairly prominent secondary character in […]
May 16, 2019

Sheep Camp Avalanche

When I first wrote about the Sheep Camp Avalanche of 1898, I saw it both from Liza’s perspective and Ben’s, but for continuity’s sake I kept […]
May 14, 2019

The Quintland Sisters

As the author wrote in her notes at the end, “the brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadows.” This was a fascinating look into the first […]
May 1, 2019

The Huntress

I was spellbound by this book, didn’t want it to end. In the beginning I will admit that I was put off a little by the […]
March 10, 2019

Bellewether

As she has with every one of her exquisite time slip novels, Susanna Kearsley left me breathless with “Bellewether”. Historical fiction is all about bringing history […]