Svetlana's Reads and Views

  Title of the book: The Hands on French Cookbook; connect with French through simple, healthy cooking  Author: Elisabeth de Chatillon Publisher: Self published Publishing Date: 2020 ISBN: 978-0-578-68382-9 Summary: If you think French food is complicated, decadent, and heavy, think again! If you think learning and exploring another language is difficult or boring, think again! And if you think cooking French food and learning French at the same time is impossible, teacher and home cook Elisabeth de Châtillon is here to prove you wrong. It might sound too good to be true, but The Hands On French Cookbook is full of healthy, simple French recipes that you can make for friends and family while you learn not only the French language but also a little bit about French culture in a relaxed, fun, tasty way.  Author Info: (From goodreads) Elisabeth de Châtillon was born in France, has an MA in Education and Marketing, and has taught extensively in both the USA and Europe. She is...

Name of Book: Josefina's Sin Author: Claudia H. Long ISBN: 978-1-4516-1067-3 Publisher: Atria Books Type of book: Mexico, 1683-1689, court, royalty, intrigues, friendship, women, reading, poetry, Sor Juana Ines  de la Cruz, Mexico City, infidelity,  roles, class, hacienda, motherhood, punishment, cunning, agenda  Year it was published: 2011 Summary: Mexico, 1683. Lured by the imagined grandeur and adventure of the Viceroyal Court, Josefina, a sheltered landowner’s wife, accepts an invitation from the Marquesa to come and socialize with the cultural elite. She is overwhelmed by the intensity of the Court’s complicated world. While fighting off aggressive advances from the Marquesa’s husband, she finds her marriage vows tested by the unexpected passion of the Bishop of Puebla. Amidst this drama, Josefina finds herself inexorably drawn to the nuns who study and write poetry at the risk of persecution by the Spanish Inquisition. One nun in particular, Sor Juana Inés de la Cru...

Name of Book: Cometh the Hour Author: Annie Whitehead ISBN: 978-1-78697-946-9 Publisher: FeedARead.com publishing Part of a Series: Tale of the Iclingas  Type of book: Marcia, England, Penda, leadership, kings, relationships, brotherhood, 604- 654, families, friendships, clans, bonds, christianity, paganism, daily life, wars, battles, multigenerational  Year it was published: 2017 Summary: In seventh century England, a vicious attack sets in motion a war of attrition which will last for generations. Four kings, connected by blood and marriage, vie for the mantle of overlord. Three affect to rule with divine assistance. The fourth, whose cousin and sister have been mistreated and whose friend has been slaughtered, watches, and waits. He is a pagan, he is a Mercian, and his name is Penda. By his side is a woman determined to escape her brutal past. She aids his struggle against his treacherous brother and their alliance founds a dynasty with the potential to end injustice and su...

 So book-wise, September has been an excellent month so far! I got two books that will come out next year, and I also got two birthday books plus some other unexpected gems. I am really crossing my fingers that I will have a guarantee of getting the Juhea Kim book, BEASTS OF LITTLE LAND, which will come out in December in someway. (Okay, really want the book, love the writing so far...) Next month is my birthday, here's hoping that I will get some more unexpected treasures.   Possible reads: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith  Friendswood by Rene Steinke On the edge of sunrise by Cynthia Ripley Miller Sown in tears by Beverly Magid An observant wife by Naomi Ragen Jane Austen and Shelley in the garden by Janet Todd Irma's passport by Catherine Ehrlich The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel Wheel of the fates by J Boyce Gleason The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung 

The measure of time- Gianrico Carofiglio  SR: August 3rd, 2021  FR: September 25th, 2021 Dust- Patricia Cornwell SR: September 25th, 2021 FR:  September 25th, 2021 The Third Victim- Lisa Gardner SR:  September 25th, 2021 FR:  September 25th, 2021 The silent girl- Tess Gerritsen  SR: August 19th, 2021 FR:  September 25th, 2021 All the Winding World- Kate Innes SR:  September 25th, 2021 FR: September 26th 2021 In another life- Julie Christine Johnson SR:  September 25th, 2021 FR: September 28th, 2021 On the edge of sunrise- Cynhia Ripley Miller  SR: September 26th 2021 FR:  An OBSERVANT wife- Naomi Ragen SR: September 28th, 2021 FR:  Mothers and other strangers- Gina Sorrell  SR:  September 25th, 2021 FR:  September 25th, 2021 Cometh he hour-Annie Whitehead  SR: August 21st 2021 FR: September 26th 2021 A Heart Divided- Jin Yong SR:  September 25th, 2021 FR: Nonfiction: A history of the Roman people by All...