Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See – 368 pages ARC from Scribner for an honest review Book Blurb: According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and...
The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel – 429 pagesARC from Lake Union – Amazon Publishing and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, two people from different cultures are drawn together by fate and the freedom of...
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu – 400 pages ARC from Little, Brown and Company and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Peach Blossom Spring: It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilin’s future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin...
A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe – 400 pages ARC courtesy St. Martin’s in exchange for an honest review Book Blurb: On a humid afternoon in 1933, American Jessie Lesage steps off a boat from Paris and onto the shores of Vietnam. Accompanying her French husband Victor,...
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok – Audio Book Blurb: It begins with a mystery. Sylvie, the beautiful, brilliant, successful older daughter of the Lee family, flies to the Netherlands for one final visit with her dying grandmother—and then vanishes. Amy, the...
Some of my Historical Fiction Faves – India and Asia City of Tranquil Light Snow Flower and The Secret Fan The Japanese Lover The Last Year of the War The Island of Sea Women White Chrysanthemum Unbound Love and Other Consolation...
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. I... read more
Spotted this statue and had to grab a pic. It's at the @pbclibrary in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. It's called "Study Time" which is apropos. 📘 Predictive Text:"I'm made of ____ and that makes me _____." ex: I'm made of metal and that makes me hot. #bookishart#bookcontent#scultpure#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less