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 [...]

I gave up on my April ER book “Two Brothers: One North, One South” by David H. Jones. I simply do not understand the audience. It seemed that the author was using big words just for the sake of using them, yet the dialog was almost insulting in its assumption of the reader’s intelligence. Minus [...]

I received this book from my friend The Literate Housewife who reviewed it and interviewed the author. She enjoyed it very much and thought I would as well, so she passed it on.
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Joseph Perico’s latest book is called Franklin and Lucy: “President Roosevelt, Mrs. Rutherford, and the Other Remarkable Women in His Life.” This is an incredibly readable and engaging history of President Roosevelt as seen through the lens of his relationships with women. Unsurprisingly, the book deals primarily Eleanor and Lucy Rutherford.
Overall I thought this book [...]

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