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Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

Merry Christmas to all!! Today is a deal for meals.  We’re having some neighbors over for brunch in a few hours.  I’ve already made red flannel hash and a couple of chocolate babkas, there’s a batch of muffin cup eggs still to go and some cleaning.  Our basement was flooded in The Great California Rain of 2014 a few weeks ago–we’re still cleaning it up. … Continue reading Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, Fiction, History, Novel

The Judges of the Secret Court: A Novel About John Wilkes Booth by David Stacton

Does this description of Lincoln on his death-bed make up for all that I hold suspect about historical fiction? It was a sad face, everyone knew that, and an ugly face, but the approach of death made something evident in it that few had noticed, something youthful, ageless, and despite itself commanding. It was something worse than a face born to rule, something far worse. … Continue reading The Judges of the Secret Court: A Novel About John Wilkes Booth by David Stacton

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