Category: Book reviews
Book Review – Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres Review by Patricia de Hemricourt Captain Corelli’s Mandolin follows sixty years of the life of Pelagia and those who love her. Pelagia and her father, […]
Book Review – The Chosen by Chaim Potok
The Chosen by Chaim Potok Review by Patricia de Hemricourt Concentrated wisdom in written form. Chaim Potok, as usual, uses the background of intricately complicate rules of the Hassidic world […]
Book Review – Seventh Son (The Tales of Alvin Maker – book 1) by Orson Scott Card
Seventh Son (The Tales of Alvin Maker – book 1) by Orson Scott Card Review by Patricia de Hemricourt Though at first glance The Tales of Alvin Maker seems to be a departure […]
Book Review – The Mongoliad Book 1 By Paco G. Jaen
The Mongoliad Book 1 by multiple authors The Mongoliad Book 1 (via G*M*S Magazine) Epic sweep with lots of sword-fights, what’s not to like? By Megan Robertson Publisher’s blurb: “The […]
The Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones
The Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones Review by Patricia de Hemricourt Translated from Spanish, The Cathedral of the Sea is an ambitious novel that reach its goal. Set in […]