Riley Lucinda The Lavender Garden a novel
The Lavender Garden: A Novel by Lucinda Riley
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
A word to the wise: It would be helpful to start a genealogical family tree and fill it in as you read. Written in a dual time-line, I enjoyed this story and the challenge to solve the who’s who before the author revealed the answer.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Lucinda Riley (née Edmonds) (1966, Lisburn)[1] is an Irish author of popular historical fiction and a former actress. She spent the first few years of her life in the village of Drumbeg near Belfast before moving to England.[2] At age 14 she moved to London to a specialist drama and ballet school. At 16 she got her first major television role in the BBC adaptation of The Story of the Treasure Seekers, followed shortly afterwards by a memorable guest role in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. She remained a working actress for the next seven years, also marrying, but her career was interrupted by a long bout of mononucleosis at age 23. This caused her to turn to writing, and her first novel Lovers and Players was published in 1992.[2]In 2016 producer Raffaella De Laurentiis purchased the television rights to her five-novel series Seven Sisters.[1][3]
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
The lavender garden: a novel DB79603
Riley, Lucinda. Reading time: 17 hours, 47 minutes.
Read by Laura Giannarelli. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Historical Fiction
Spy Stories
Family
War Stories
- Emilie de la Martinières has inherited the family home in southern France–and the debt. She uncovers papers from World War II while putting the estate to rights. 1944. Constance Carruthers is sent to Paris by Churchill to uncover German plots, but is cut off from her contacts. 2012.
Pufahl Shannon On swift horses
“On Swift Horses” by Shannon Pufahl
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
My parents raised me to not say anything, if I couldn’t say something nice, so, I looked into the Stegner Fellowship.
Wallace Stegner Fellowship. Unique among writing programs, Stanford offers ten two-year fellowships each year, five in fiction and five in poetry. All the fellows in each genre convene weekly in a 3-hour workshop with faculty. Fellows are regarded as working artists. Contact: stegnerfellowship@stanford.edu
From her website:
Shannon Pufahl grew up in rural Kansas. She teaches at Stanford University, where she was a Stegner Fellow in Fiction. For many years she worked as a freelance music writer and bartender. Her essays, on topics ranging from eighteenth-century America to her childhood, have appeared in The Threepenny Review, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Monterey, CA, with her wife and their dog.
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
On swift horses DB97348
Pufahl, Shannon. Reading time: 11 hours, 45 minutes.
Read by Cassandra Campbell.
Historical Fiction
Human Relations
Newly-married Muriel has been in San Diego a few months, but she’s already a staple amongst the gamblers at the Heyday Lounge as their waitress. She uses the knowledge she gleans to make her own bets. Her brother-in-law Julius lives his own risky lifestyle in Las Vegas. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.