By Grace Banta First Edition 2010, Second Edition 2015ISBN 13: 978-1-5194-3744-0Trade paperback size, 221 pagesSelf-Published Review by Carolyn Leonard, of Graciela, No One’s Child I met the author Grace Banta and her husband Bob in Kentucky this summer. Bob lovingly introduced his wife and spoke proudly of her book. I bought it and read it […]

The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster Author: Alison WeirNonfiction, copyright 2010ISBN: 978-0-345-45324-2Publisher: Ballantine Books trade paperbacks, New York Katherine, daughter of the knight Paon (Pan, Payne, baptized Gilles) de Roet, granddaughter of Jean and granddaughter of Huon de Roet, a prominent family in Hainault (now Belgium), is worthy of the many books about […]

Author:  Patricia Brady ISBN: 978-0-14-303713-2‍ Published by the Penguin group ‍Patricia Brady uses her wonderfully vibrant description and down-to-earth writing style to get through the “frumpery” that has been imposed on Martha Washington, to bring out the wealthy, attractive, and much loved young widow who captured the heart of George Washington. The author brings us […]