by bertbaby | Jul 10, 2014 | Book Reviews
July 10: Marcel Proust was born on this day in 1871 in the north-central French town of Illiers-Combray.
by bertbaby | Jul 9, 2014 | Book Reviews
An obsessive-compulsive love story with a taste for Dada asks readers to pay close attention.
by bertbaby | Jul 9, 2014 | Book Reviews
What if you called up the spouse on the verge of leaving you — and instead found yourself magically talking to his younger self, the one you first fell for? Rainbow Rowell, author of the YA smash Eleanor & Park, delivers a sly, enchanting take on...
by bertbaby | Jul 9, 2014 | Book Reviews
Michael Farquhar moves from the scandals of Great Britain’s royal history to the thrillingly excessive story of Russia’s Romanov dynasty. From Peter the Great through Catherine II (and yes, her lovers) to Rasputin and the fate of Nicholas and...
by bertbaby | Jul 9, 2014 | Book Reviews
July 9: Anton Chekhov was buried on this day in 1904, some 4,000 escorting the casket on its four-mile procession across Moscow.
by bertbaby | Jul 8, 2014 | Book Reviews
Floating down the “great green” and back into Egypt’s history.
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