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Christianus Sum, by Shawn J. Pollett
If you follow this blog at all, you know that there are certain things that never fail to delight me: one is Christian fiction that’s actually well-written and engaging; another is historical fi… more →
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Christianus Sum, by Shawn J. Pollett
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wrote 1 week ago: If you follow this blog at all, you know that there are certain things that never fail to delight me … more →
The Jade Peony, by Wayson Choy (Canada Reads #3)
wrote 1 week ago: The third of the Canada Reads books I’m reviewing (the second one I’m actually reading a … more →
Fall On Your Knees by Anne Marie Macdonald ( Canada Reads #1 -- NOT a review!)
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Fall on Your Knees is the only one of this year’s Canada Reads selections that I’ve alre … more →
A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Celebrating Christmas on Vulpes Libris Having liked Thomas’ poetry for many years, I was curious as … more →
Galore, by Michael Crummey
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m just about to start posting the reviews of the “Canada Reads” novels that I … more →
My favourite books of the autumn - A selection of mini-reviews. Part 2
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wrote 3 weeks ago: It was tough to decide on the final selection of books for my Autumn Favourites. I’ve been rea … more →
Harry of Monmouth
wrote 1 month ago: Title: Harry of Monmouth Author: A. M. Maughan Publisher: W. Sloane Associates, 1956 Summary: This c … more →
The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
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wrote 1 month ago: Regular readers of Vulpes Libris will know that Sam Ruddock has been a popular guest reviewer for se … more →
War on the Margins by Libby Cone
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wrote 1 month ago: I remember hearing about Libby Cone’s War on the Margins last year via the Dove Grey Reader li … more →
Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks
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wrote 1 month ago: Commemorating Armistice Week Having seen the film based on this book last winter, I wanted to reread … more →
Hidden Conflict: the highs and lows of historical GLBT war fiction
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wrote 2 months ago: I must say straight up that Bristlecone Pine Press who kindly sent me the eBook version of Hidden Co … more →
The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason
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wrote 2 months ago: Celebrating Guy Fawkes Night In America, Nov. 5th is just another day. That’s why I was partway thro … more →
Coming Up on Vulpes Libris
wrote 2 months ago: We’re seeing red as VL heads into an explosive week. We have Stephen Greif and Guy Fawkes, wa … more →
Still She Wished For Company, by Margaret Irwin
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wrote 2 months ago: I am not a great one for Halloween. My personal taste does not run to ‘ghoulies and ghosties a … more →
Sacred Hearts, by Sarah Dunant
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wrote 2 months ago: I’ve read Sarah Dunant’s two previous novels about women in the Italian Renaissance … more →
The Winterhouse, by Robin McGrath
wrote 2 months ago: The Winterhouse is a jewel of a historical novel, focusing on two rarely-explored threads of Newfoun … more →
Island Madness by Tim Binding
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wrote 2 months ago: At one level, this novel can be read as a war story without any battles. It concentrates on the impa … more →
Review: "The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel" by Maureen Lindley
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wrote 2 months ago: Title: “The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel” Author: Maureen Lindley Format: Papberack N … more →
Dahveed, by Terri Fivash
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wrote 3 months ago: OK, I write Biblical historical fiction. And in fact, Terri Fivash and I have the same publisher. … more →
