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Book Review of A TRUE ACCOUNT: HANNAH MASURY’S SOJOURN AMONGST THE PYRATES, WRITTEN BY HERSELF

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Don’t let the excessively long title of this book turn you off. I promise you that **deep breath**  A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself is a GREAT read. When Kaye Publicity asked me if I’d like an ARC of this Katherine Howe title, I pounced on the opportunity. I adored Howe’s witchy historical fiction novel The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, and I wasn’t passing up a chance to get my...

Book Review of A SINGLE THREAD

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Tracy Chevalier’s novels are absolutely beautiful, and her latest book, A Single Thread, is no exception, with the added distinction that it might be my new favorite title by this author. A Single Thread reminds you how enjoyable it is to lose yourself in another time period.  I savored each and every page of this novel set in 1930s England, which is a time period I don't often encounter. So much historical fiction focuses on WWII, but few...