Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray β 528 pages ARC from Berkley Pub and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an...
The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray Β β Audio ARC from GP Putnam and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart...
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny β Audio Book Blurb: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez: After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel...
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson β 400 pages ARC from Kensington for an honest review Book Blurb: At night, in Hudaβs fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying warning of...
Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard β 381 pages Book Blurb: When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s shortlist to be president. Rough and reticent, heβs a country lawyer lacking money and manners, living above...
Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld –Β 416 pages ARC from Random House and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: In 1971, Hillary Rodham is a young woman full of promise:Β Life magazine has covered her Wellesley commencement speech, sheβs attending Yale Law School,...
Review:Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb was an intimate introduction to Frank Sinatra and his lifelong love, Ava Gardner. Admittedly, I knew next to nothing about the man or the woman behind their star status. I for sure have heard Frankβs music as my parents were, and still are, fans of his songs.The good news is that by writing in the first person from Frankβs POV and Avaβs POV, the reader is introduced to them in an accessible way. It didnβt matter if youβve been a lifelong fan or not familiar with either of them, we all start the book as equals.I was shocked at the at how fast their relationship could go from cold to hot. The way they could both love and fight with such passion and acrimony was crazy. Yet they always, well almost always, came back to one another.Learning about how they were raised, the struggles they went through, and the allowances given to men (not women) were all addressed throughout the book. Depression, alcoholism, addiction, and infidelity were commonplace in star-studded Hollywood.Fans of movies and old Hollywood will adore this book and folks like me, who knew little to none about Frank and Ava will enjoy it too!Heather Webb, Author @msheatherwebb @williammorrowbooks π What's your favorite song? π#newreview#bookreader#bookreview#goodbookfairybookreview #tbr #AddtoTBR#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less