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London by Edward Rutherfurd #BookReview

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 4, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Book: London by Edward Rutherfurd Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication date: 1997 Pages: 1124 Source: Purchased paperback Summary: London, like Edward Rutherfurd’s other books (I’ve read Paris, Sarum, and Ireland Awakening), covers the city over a time sweep of centuries. … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties, Reviews | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, London | 6 Replies

Morning After a Magical Night #SundaySalon

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 22, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Time: // 8:35 am. The scene: // Loud, rumbling booms of thunder but it’s not raining, at the moment. We had a downpour a bit ago. Later it will be hot and humid. Welcome to summer in St. Louis. Listening to: // The Magic … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, Isaac Mizrahi, London, Mozart, Sunday Salon, The Magic Flute | 6 Replies

Longitude and London are long #IMWAYR

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 16, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Top Ten Tuesday was fun last week, getting to see everyone’s favorite books so far this year. My list is half fiction and half nonfiction. I’m looking forward to this Tuesday, too, with the topic of books on our Summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Blameless, Dava Sobel, Edward Rutherfurd, Gail Carriger, Heartless, It's Monday!, Janel Gradowski, London, London Under, Lori L. Tharps, Peter Ackroyd, Pies & Peril, Substitute Me, The Illustrated Longitude, William J.H. Andrewes | 2 Replies

Longitude and London #IMWAYR

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 9, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I’ve been eating lettuce from my garden and setting goals for my exercise in June. What are you up to as we’re into the second week of the month? Read I posted my review of The Clockwork Universe by Edward … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Bill Bryson, Blameless, Dava Sobel, Edward Rutherfurd, Gail Carriger, Heartless, It's Monday!, London, Notes from a Small Island, Slated, Teri Terry, The Illustrated Longitude, William J.H. Andrewes | 7 Replies

Top Ten Things on my Bookish Bucket List

Joy's Book Blog Posted on March 25, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

This is my first Top Ten Tuesday post! I’ve been astounded at all the people who seem to come up with top ten lists on the fly–I could never do that! Recently, I realized that the good folks at The … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, Kate Fox, My Love Affair with England, Sarum, Susan Allen Toth, Top Ten Tuesday, Watching the English | 27 Replies

Reading Challenges for 2014

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 9, 2014 by Joy Weese MollJanuary 9, 2014

Apparently, I’m in the mood for Reading Challenges since I intend to complete 7 this year. Here goes… First up is the challenge I’m already working on, The New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge. I listed my books for that challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, Elizabeth Gilbert, Paris, The Signature of All Things | 7 Replies

Resolved: Be a Better Francophile — A Book List

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 6, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

To celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas from now through Epiphany and to advocate for the idea of reading books to support New Year projects, resolutions, and goals, I’m writing a series of posts with themed book lists for various … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Events, Link Parties | Tagged Dreaming of France, Edward Rutherfurd, Paris, Princess Michael of Kent, The Serpent and The Moon | 6 Replies

Book Review: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 7, 2013 by Joy Weese MollJune 7, 2013

Book: Paris by Edward Rutherfurd Genre: Historical novel Publisher: Doubleday Publication date: 2013 Pages: 809 Source: Purchased Summary: Following families and characters as diverse as working class laborers and chateau-dwelling aristocrats, the novel Paris by Edward Rutherfurd sweeps from the middle … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, Ireland Awakening, Paris, Sarum | 12 Replies

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

Joy's Book Blog Posted on October 8, 2012 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I’ve been participating in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. The idea is to write a post per day in October that covers that day’s age. Here’s what I have so far: Ages 0 – 1: Baby Speed … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Baratunde Thurston, Charles Lamb, Chasing Fire, Christopher Hibbert, Edward Rutherfurd, Gareth Hinds, How to Be Black, It's Monday!, Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, Mary Lamb, Nora Roberts, October Memoir Challenge, Sarum, Shauna Reid, Tales from Shakespeare, The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl, The Story of England, William Shakespeare's King Lear | 10 Replies

Book Review: Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd

Joy's Book Blog Posted on October 7, 2012 by Joy Weese MollOctober 6, 2012

Book: Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd Genre: novel Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication date: 1987 Pages: 897 Source: Library Summary: This multi-generational, multi-family saga begins with the end of the last Ice Age in England when water cut through to make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Edward Rutherfurd, Ireland Awakening, London, Sarum | 6 Replies

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