#biographical fiction

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She and the woman will have had a kiss, one kiss, like the singular enchanted kisses in fairy tales, and Clarissa will carry the memory of that kiss, the soaring hope of it, all her life. She will never find a love like that which the lone kiss seemed to offer.

Michael Cunningham, The Hours (1998)

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Latest reading material: Poison, by Kathryn Harrison.

An engrossing, beautifully-told story that interweaves the lives of two women born on the same day but in very different circumstances: Francisca de Luarca, daughter of a silk grower, and María Luisa (Marie Louise de Bourbon), the French-born queen of Spanish King Carlos II. Highly recommended. Incidentally, my copy is one of countless ex-library books I own (”permanently withdrawn” as the now faded ink stamp has it).

I intend to stick with Kathryn Harrison for my next book to read. I’m curious about her memoir entitled The Kiss, which apparently caused controversy when it was published back in 1997. 

If anyone follows or reads my posts, then I wish a Happy and Prosperous New Year for 2023 to one and all.

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Book Review: The Van Gogh Woman by Debby Beece

Book Review: The Van Gogh Woman by Debby Beece

In the current surge of books written about the Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent Willem Van Gogh, author Debby Beece presents a somewhat unique view. She writes of the triad formed by Van Gogh himself, his brother Theo, and Johanna, Theo’s wife, seen primarily from the point of view of Johanna. Beece presents Van Gogh as not mentally ill, but as an overly-sensitive man whose moods swing…

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Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted | 5-Star Book Review #BiographicalFiction #Historical @gwolmsted @BlackRoseWriting @BRWpublishing

Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted captivates readers with the adventures of the late American philanthropist Katharine Prescott Wormeley. #BiographicalFiction #Historical @gwolmsted @BlackRoseWriting @BRWpublishing

Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted | #BiographicalFiction #Historical @gwolmsted @BlackRoseWriting @BRWpublishing Book Details First Thoughts: “Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip” immerses readers in the adventures of the late American philanthropist Katharine Prescott Wormeley. My introduction to Katharine came through Gail Ward Olmstead’s “Landscape of a Marriage,” and her…

[pd-lyons]

from Salamanders by pd lyons 1981

Djanet Tozeur   Wanted to come up with a new name to use on the poetry ‘scripts. Thought if I used a foreign androgynous sounding name it would help change the bad luck you know I picked two towns from Liberia or Syria can’t remember which, from a 1940’s globe. It was a good name I thought. Practised saying it out loud and signing it. There had been a few others I liked even better but couldn’t…

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The Many Adventures of Donnie Malone by Paul E. Doutrich

The Many Adventures of Donnie Malone is just that: a book which describes the adventures of one man, mainly in aviation. However, that career and those adventures include the major wars of the last century, pilots being required to fight, and so, you have a war novel as well as one that charts the more personal struggles and triumphs of Donnie as an individual. Paul E. Doutrich is Donnie’s…

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Review: Drewdrops

Synopsis: Dewdrops —The life and death struggles of a charismatic but tormented drug rehab counselor and his patients.Some Cold War Blues —A neighborhood snowball fight erupts into a thing as close to war as an 11-year-old American boy is likely to face. On The Last Frontier —Old and broke in Juneau with winter coming on . . . “The diverse array of stories in…DEWDROPS, are compelling and…

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Enchantress of Numbers

In the heart of London, where gas lamps cast a warm glow on cobblestone streets, Ada Lovelace’s journey into the world of numbers began. Her mother, Lady Annabella Milbanke, guided her through the intricacies of mathematics with a gentle yet firm hand. One evening, as the scent of ink and parchment lingered in the study, Ada posed a question that would shape her destiny. “Mother, can numbers not…

[littlewriter19]

The Other Queen By Philippa Gregory.

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A Diamond in the Rough: Exploring 'The Diamond Eye' by Kate Quinn

H&S Magazine’s Recommended Book Of The Week ‘The Diamond Eye’ by Kate Quinn Genre: Historical Fiction, War Fiction, Biographical Fiction Unveiling History’s Deadliest Female Sniper: An Introduction to ‘The Diamond Eye’ In the world of historical fiction, there are tales that merely entertain, and then there are stories that etch themselves into your soul. Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” firmly…

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Book of the Day, October 29th -- Historical Fiction, Rated 5/5 stars

Temporarily FREE! Get your copy below:

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The Journey of an American Woman by Ashley Becker-Whipple

This book received a PERFECT 5-star rating from an Official Onlinebookclub.org Reviewer, and has seven 5-star ratings on Amazon!

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This is an American woman's most unlikely journey through life's twist and turns, ups, and downs. As she journeys, Xandria's challenges help her gain introspective knowledge and wisdom while on her path to self-reflection and awareness.

"As I write this review, I am still haunted by this beautifully written book...it is also a story of the strength and courage it took to find self-love in a world that wasn’t always kind to her heart." ~ Amazon Reviewer

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There was a day, an hour, when she realized that the Fair Princess, who is so beautiful because she is so beautiful and because she is the Fair Princess, is doomed to seek, in others' eyes, confirmation of her own being. For we are not who we are told we are, if we are not told. Are we?

Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde (1999)

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Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen, #1

Genre: Historical Fiction, Tudor Fiction, Biographical Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at Katherine’s side and shows her extraordinary strength of character and intelligence. Ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth Chadwick. Destined to be an English Queen.Six weeks from home across treacherous seas, everything is different: the language, the food, the weather. And for her…

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Spotlight | Jean Michelin, CEUX QUI RESTENT - THOSE WHO STAY | Éditions Heloïse d’Ormesson

Jean Michelin’s Those Who Stay is a powerful and deeply human novel about the impact of war on soldiers fighting in distant countries, and what these men are like when they return. Wearing a mask of silence to avoid the expression of strong feelings for fear of losing control comes at a high cost. The story centres around a private investigation done by four soldiers when one of their unit is…

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Atama ni tsumatta ishikoro ga

New item:

Father of the author had a lifelong love of rock collecting that eventually led him to work at a science museum.

Shelf: 289.53 HUR Atama ni tsumatta ishikoro ga. by Kyaroru Ōtisu Hāsuto ; illustrations by Jeimuzu Sutībunson ; translated by Chiba Shigeki.

Tōkyō : Mitsumura Kyōiku Tosho, 2002. ISBN: 9784895726306

[32] unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.

Translated into Japanese from the English, furigana on all kanji chracters.

This book is suitable for tadoku, extensive reading for learners of Japanese-language. Please find details about tadoku and our reading night event on our tadoku web page.

[pd-lyons]

The day is nice, excerpt from Salamanders by pd lyons (adult themes)

in 1974 I started work on a biographical/fiction.  incorporating bits of journal, drugs sex and drama from the point of view of a 18 – 20 something male living in an old factory town New England as he discovers drinks weed cocaine love sex marriage divorce fatherhood etc. it began by the river it hasn’t ended yet. here’s another excerpt – for what its worth. still ruff n ready I suppose The day…