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Olga, Nursing and a Declaration of War

Olga's Daughter wrote 1 week ago:     Olga’s Diary (Continued)   Dear Diary War:    Moores and I were in Oxford Street, when the air r … more →

Tags: Family Historian, Family History, History of my ancestors, Browney family, Carmen Browne, London 1939, nursing WW2, Olga's diary, Ross Family

A CAPTIVATING SAGA -- POWERFUL BONDS

laurelrainsnow wrote 2 weeks ago: “Show us your true colors, who you used to be.” This is the challenge posed to the patri … more →

Olga - A Student Nurse at St Giles Hospital 19391 comment

Olga's Daughter wrote 3 weeks ago:  <—Sydney Comes to London – 1939           Olga, Nursing &  Declaration of War … more →

Tags: Family Historian, History of my ancestors, Memoirs, Browney family, Carmen Browne, family story. roots, London 1939, nursing WW2, Olga Browney

HAVE I MADE TERRIBLE MISTAKES? -- A Review of "American Wife"

laurelrainsnow wrote 3 weeks ago: American Wife,  a fascinating and provocative tale of an ordinary woman’s journey to the White … more →

Tags: family secrets, Politics

Sydney comes to London -19392 comments

Olga's Daughter wrote 1 month ago: <—-Aunt Martha,  Paddington                     Olga – A Student Nurse –> Wh … more →

Tags: Family Historian, Family History, genealogy, History of my ancestors, Memoirs, Carmen Browne, London 1939, Olga Browney, Olga's diary

Aunt Martha, Chilworth Street, Paddington2 comments

Olga's Daughter wrote 1 month ago: <—A Change of Plan for Olga                     Sydney Comes to London 1939 —> My … more →

Tags: Family History, genealogy, jamaican history, Browney family, Drury Lane Theatre, Olga Browney, Olga's diary, Ross Family, Ross sisters

A MAGICAL TAPESTRY OF LIVES UNDONE -- A Review of "Sing Them Home"

laurelrainsnow wrote 1 month ago: In 1978, in the small town of Emlyn Springs, Nebraska, a tornado has ravaged the community, swirling … more →

Tags: Philosophical issues, Betrayal, family dysfunction, family secrets

WHO AM I WITHOUT YOU? -- A Review of "I See You Everywhere"5 comments

laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: In the novel I See You Everywhere , the two sisters, Louisa and Clem, speak to us in their alternate … more →

Tags: sisterhood, family secrets

A Change of Plan for Olga - London 19391 comment

Olga's Daughter wrote 2 months ago: <—London 1939           Aunt Martha, Chilworth Street, Paddington—> Even after all … more →

Tags: Family Historian, Family History, Memoirs, Jamaica, Joanne, London 1939, Olga Browney, Olga's diary, outbreak of war

Morland Dynasty: The Founding2 comments

Schatzi wrote 2 months ago: Morland Dynasty: The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Morland Dynasty: The Founding by Cynthia Harr … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction, Richard III, Wars of the Roses, Plantagenets, medieval England, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, Morland Dynasty

HURRICANES, CUBAN SORCERY, AND SINISTER TYRANNY -- A Review of "Bloodprint"2 comments

laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: From Cuban Santeria rituals to Key West Florida, and then to the ancient city of Bath, the story swe … more →

Tags: Suspense, secrets, mayhem., Mysticism

THE UNEXPECTED AFTERMATH OF GRIEF -- A Review of "Come Sunday"2 comments

laurelrainsnow wrote 2 months ago: Still adjusting to life in Hawaii, after years living—and growing up—in South Africa, Abbe Deighton … more →

Tags: Grief, Loss, Betrayal, family secrets

Does the Dog Die? A Brief Review of The Hakawati, by Rabih Alameddine

esheley wrote 3 months ago: This brilliant book, written in the spiralling framework we know from 1001 Arabian Nights, combines … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, death of a parent, animals, horses, middle east, Rabih Alameddine, 1001 Arabian Nights, scheherazade, Lebanon

London 1939

Olga's Daughter wrote 3 months ago:  <—-Kingston 1938 – A Dangerous Place            A Change of Plan for Olga—->   My mothe … more →

Tags: Family History, genealogy, History of my ancestors, Browney family, Jamaica, London, London 1939, Lyon's Corner House, Martha Ross

FREE-FALLING INTO PLACE -- A Review of "While I'm Falling"2 comments

laurelrainsnow wrote 3 months ago: Laura Moriarty’s While I’m Falling is an intensely engaging story that looks deep into f … more →

Tags: dysfunctional families, Philosophical issues, family dysfunction, adolescence

Christmas in Jamaica with John Canoe

Olga's Daughter wrote 3 months ago: <—-Kingston 1938 – A Dangerous Place to Live                  London 1939 —- … more →

Tags: Family History, genealogy, History of my ancestors, Jamaican folklore, Browney family, christmas in jamaica, christmastime, holy trinity church, John Canoe

"The Importance of Being Kennedy"

Donna Miller wrote 3 months ago: The most well-known generation of Kennedys is dying off. This week saw the death of Eunice Kennedy S … more →

Tags: Biography, kennedys, kennedy family, Senator Kennedy, president kennedy, laurie graham

FINDING WHAT YOU SEEK -- RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU2 comments

laurelrainsnow wrote 4 months ago: With a title like Summer House: A Novel, this book could be just an ordinary beach read. But Nancy T … more →

Tags: Philosophical issues, Home, family dysfunction, secrets, Betrayal

POISED FOR POWER

laurelrainsnow wrote 4 months ago: Barbara Taylor Bradford’s Harte Dynasty series is one of my all-time favorites. I had launched … more →

Tags: dynasty, Betrayal, family secrets


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