It's a good thing I don't do this for a living--I'd have starved to death long ago. It's not that I haven't been reading, I just haven't written about what I've read. My editor at Library Journal has sent me some fantastic books over the last year. Kelli Stanley's "The Curse Maker" was a worthy successor to "Nox Dormienda". Set in Roman Britain, the book is a gritty noir tale with togas instead of trench coats. "A Man in Uniform" by Kate Taylor takes on the Dreyfus affair giving it an intriguing twist. Helen Hollick's "The Forever Queen" follows the life of Emma of Normandy, the only woman to be crowned queen of two English kings. The life of Alice Perrers as told by Emma Campion in "The King's Mistress" was an enjoyable read despite some shortcomings. Philippa Gregory's "The Red Queen" , second in her series "The Cousins' War"
had excellent characterizations and a well-researched story."The Confessions of Katherine de Medici, by C.W. Gortner, was also well-researched and painted a much different picture of that lady than most standard histories. "The Book of Fires" by Jane Borodale painted a densely atmospheric picture of life in 1752 London.
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