Devourer of Books

Washington’s Lady: A Novel
Author: Nancy Moser
Publisher: BethanyHouse
ISBN: 978-0-7642-0500-2, $13.99, Released June 1, 2008
Reviewed by Jen Cardwell for Reader Views 07/08
Martha and George as Real People
4 Stars

“It is said that without George Washington there would be no United States, but without Martha, there would be no George Washington.”
– “Washington’s Lady” by Nancy Moser, page [...]

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Oksuta
This was my second time reading “When the Emperor Was Divine,” and I found it just as moving as my first time.
“When the Emperor Was Divine” is the haunting story of a Japanese-American family from Berkeley during World War II. The father is taken from their house [...]

I read 14 books in May. I likely would have read more, had it not been for the reading ennui I experienced near the beginning of the month and the resulting theme read of some long books. If I hadn’t had two four-hour plane rides and a fair amount of time in airports and on [...]

 The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman
 ”The Aviary Gate” is a dual time period work of historical fiction.  The majority of the plot takes place in Istanbul, both in the present day and in the year 1599.  The present-day protaganist is a graduate student, Elizabeth Staveley, working on her thesis studying captivity narratives from the Ottoman [...]

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
Release date: August 5, 2008
David Ebershoff’s “The 19th Wife” appears at first to be a daunting novel, weighing in at close to 600 pages, including the author’s note in the beginning.  I admit to cringing when I saw the size, sure that it would be awhile before I would [...]

Let me just begin by pointing out the creepy face on the cover of this book. Creepy, creepy, creepy. This is at least the third time I’ve read this book, and the first time I’ve ever noticed the face on the cover. Evidently I’m not always the most observant…
“The Historian,” by [...]