historical fiction – Page 4 – Confessions of a Bibliophile

2017: #14 – The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows)

April 11, 2018 1 Comment

This is one of those books that has languished on my TBR list for years, but I continued to read good things about it and see people recommend it. And they were all right! What you find among all the letters is a pleasant story that taught me something I didn’t know about World War II. I had no idea that Guernsey was occupied by

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2006: #36 – The Mummy Case (Elizabeth Peters)

April 11, 2006January 15, 2021

Book #36 was The Mummy Case , the 3rd book in Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series. This is me trying to fill in the holes in this series. I had picked up the next book in the series that I owned, and realized that too much had happened that I wasn’t aware of. So, I’m actually visiting the library. Will wonders ever cease? However, I

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2006: #35 – Seeing a Large Cat (Elizabeth Peters)

April 5, 2006January 15, 2021 0 Comment

Book #35 was Seeing a Large Cat, the 9th book in Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series. Book count: 35 Pages in book: 432 Page count: 14,141 Words in book: 128,028 Word count: 4,015,474 1,000,000 words surpassed — 2/2/06 2,000,000 words surpassed — 2/14/06 10,000 pages surpassed — 3/10/06 3,000,000 words surpassed — 3/16/06 4,000,000 words surpassed — 4/3/06

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2006: #31 – The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Elizabeth Peters)

March 28, 2006January 15, 2021

Book #31 was The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog, the 7th book in Elizabeth Peters’ Amelia Peabody series. I enjoy these books because they combine two of my favorite things — a mystery and a book with a historical bent! Another one of those series I started in the middle and am now trying to play catch up. Book count: 31 Pages in book: