Tag: Historical
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THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET by DIANE CHAMBERLAIN
Some history, a little mystery and a lot of prejudice! Told in two times, this story takes one of the characters, Ellie Hockley, and tells her story from 1965. A time when I watched the world through a child’s eyes. I was a child of the deep south and integration didn’t come for longer that…
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MISS ELIZA’S ENGLISH KITCHEN by ANNABEL ABBS
The story of two real-life women who together create a cookbook at a time when women were not expected to even venture into the kitchens. Eliza Acton and Ann Kirby become unlikely friends and brought forth the first cookery book for private homes. They were the first to list ingredients as well as cooking times.…
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A Lady’s Guide To Gossip and Murder by DIANNE FREEMAN
A Countess of Harleigh Mystery #2 The Countess, Francis, is back in the second of this series. Now a widow with a full house in town, she has no desire to head for the country as most do in August. She isn’t hunting for birds or a husband. Her younger sister is visiting from America…