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A Poignant Exploration of the Unspoken Legacies From Our Ancestors - an Editorial Review of "Red Anemones"
Book Blurb: Moving among generations of a German-Jewish-American family, "Red Anemones" is a poignant exploration of the intricate bonds, untold secrets, and unspoken legacies our ancestors bestow upon us. Natalie Barlow's journey of self-discovery begins when her estranged mother's sudden death releases a storm of unrevealed family secrets reaching back to pre-WWI Germany. As Natalie navigates the complexities of her newly discovered Jewish identity and her ancestral heritag
The Human Cost of Intolerance and the Cost to Rebuild a Life - an Editorial Review of "Cobblestones: a New Orleans Tragedy"
Book Blurb: The turbulent history of Post-Reconstruction New Orleans collides with the plight of Sicilian immigrants seeking refuge in America. Antonio, a young man fleeing Sicily after avenging his father's murder, embarks on a harrowing journey to New Orleans with the help of Jesuit priests expelled from his homeland. But the promise of a fresh start quickly sours as Antonio finds himself entangled in a volatile clash of cultures, corruption, and crime. In the late 19th cen
The Psychological Landscape of the Civil War - an Editorial Review of "Nostalgia"
Book Blurb: Coming soon Book Buy Link: Follow the author at www.utterloonacy.com Author Bio: Susannah Willey is the award-winning author of War Sonnets (JUL 2023, Utter Loonacy Press). Awarded a five star “award of excellence” by the Historical Fiction Company, War Sonnets was also awarded third place in the General Fiction Category of its 2022 Book of the Year awards. Susannah Willey was born in 1952 in the small town of Ira, New York where her family settled over 200 years
Following Dreams in a Pennsylvania Oil Field - an Editorial Review of "The Image Maker"
Book Blurb: In 1860, just a year after Drake's historic first oil well, photographer John Mather arrived in Titusville, Pennsylvania, determined to capture the burgeoning oilfields, one glass negative at a time. From his makeshift darkrooms – one on a creek barge, another strapped to his wagon – he risked life and limb to preserve the history of the nascent petroleum industry. General Charles Miller, alongside his wife, Adelaide, tirelessly cultivated relationships with the t
Sliding Down the Rabbit Hole of Hate in Vietnam - an Editorial Review of "Golden Feather"
Book Blurb: Born into a well-off but strict family, eighteen-year-old Dakota Blackwater doesn’t appreciate his father’s plan for him. He wants to find his path through life and chase his own dreams. Instead of taking the easy road, he rebels, enlists in the US Army, and goes to war in a place foreign to him – Vietnam. He finds this choice may be the more difficult one, learning the pain of death, not only of his friends but his own hands. Will he keep his morality or slide do
In a Time of Kingdoms and Crusades, One Man's Heart is the Battlefield - an Editorial Review of "The Price of Loyalty"
Book Blurb: In a time of kingdoms and crusades, one man's heart is the battlefield. Cerdic, a Saxon knight, serves Count Stephen-Henry of...
A Time Machine That Actually Works - an Editorial Review of "Beyond Australia"
Book Blurb: So Gramp's time machine actually works! Fourteen-year-old Susan Ferguson is startled when she's catapulted into the wild...
A Boxing Match, Family Secrets, and Christmas Bring an Unforeseen Future - an Editorial Review of "Boxing Day"
Book Blurb: Donora, Pennsylvania—December, 1923 It’s Christmastime and twenty-four-year-old Socialite, Wrenly Hawthorne, is teetering...
Fate That is Written in the Cards - an Editorial Review of "The Prince of Cups"
Book Blurb: Fate was written in the cards—desire would seal it in fire. In the twilight of Renaissance Florence, where Savonarola's...
When the Past That Haunts You Isn't Your Own - an Editorial Review of "The House on Chambers Road"
Book Blurb: Sometimes the past that comes back to haunt you isn’t yours… C.J. McGroarty blends the gothic touches of a good ghost story...
The Wrongful Imprisonment of a French Nobleman - an Editorial Review of "The Lost Seigneur"
Book Blurb: The Lost Seigneur is a sequel to award-winning Chateau Laux . Set in the late 17 th and early 18 th centuries, it is the...
The Only Three People on Earth Who Can Stop Hitler - an Editorial Review of "Thomas Edison and the Magi Solution"
Book Blurb: Spring, 1945. As World War II comes to an end, John Dawkins, Thomas Edison’s intrepid former assistant, is summoned by an...
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