Reviewed by Audrey L. Vest
The Victorian Era in England at the height of the British Empire was a time of tremendous expansion. Public morals were strict, yet many Londoners lived in the grip of poverty and crime, especially prostitution. Charles Dickens depicted the harsh lot of the poor in his novels, populated with unforgettable characters. [...]
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Review by Melissa Klug
I happily stumbled upon Philippa Gregory over two years ago, after running out of books while on vacation in Mexico–THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL was available on the hotel’s open bookshelf. I was immediately taken, particularly by Gregory’s ability to take a familiar story and provide life in details that only academic historians [...]
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