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 […]
March 10, 2019

The Lost Carousel of Provence

“Who amongst us hasn’t thought of carousels with nostalgia?” That is Juliet Blackwell’s opening remark in the Author’s Note. I am not sure a carousel has […]
March 10, 2019

The Home for Unwanted Girls

Incredible story, beautifully written. The characters were so real I could touch them, and all I wanted was to embrace them, steal them away from their […]
March 10, 2019

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

I think I may be forgiven for initially assuming this book was an immensely effective, traumatizing work of historical *fiction*, because how could it possibly be […]