Month: October 2022
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Book review: The Second Empress by Michelle Moran
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon’s Court by Michelle Moran My rating: 4 of 5 stars Michelle Moran is one of my favorite historical fiction authors. She does impeccable research, and the historical characters come alive in her books. This book is no exception, even though it isn’t my favorite historical period. There has…
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A September Birthday Celebration
One of the advantages of the quarter system in college is that school doesn’t start until late September, which means that when you have a child with a September birthday, it is possible to go somewhere—say, hypothetically, Disneyworld—with that child to celebrate before school starts. This year, it was a special birthday as we celebrated…