I love this author's books and if you like historical fiction then you need to try her books. Very rich and earthy language but that's how they spoke in the 1600's. This book is wonderfully researched and full of detail. She also gives an honest picture of the Piscataway Indians. Recommended.

Back Cover Blurb:
As the ship Charity sails from England across the Atlantic, two vastly different yet equally courageous women make the perilous journey. Strong-willed, upper-class Margaret Brent has invested in Lord Baltimore's plantation because the new colony is her single chance for a home of her own. Anicah is a teenage guttersnipe who lives by her wits and quick tongue. Kidnapped off the streets of Bristol, she is transported to the New World as an indentured servant. But for both women, the future will bring love and rewards they never imagined....

Aczel writes in modern prose to expand the knowledge about Mathematics.

Bell does an impeccable job writing about many important Mathematicians. This book is long, but divided into chapters for each person. Every once in a while Bell writes something that is quite profound, and hence comical.

Throughout the book, Fromartz gives many specifics about the organic food industry. He discusses a complete history of the development of organic strawberries, salad greens, and milk. Meanwhile, a storm brews with the two sides of the organic argument being fully revealed. One group that wants to generate small, independent, sustainable and purely organic produce, and another that wants to expand organic farming in an efficient and less expensive manner. The "organic twinkie" discussion is one of the highlights as Fromartz concludes that there is a place for both groups in our quest for using less chemicals in food. However, he slightly promotes smaller sustainable local farms.

I was given an ARC of this novel but was initially offput by the title and by the fact that it is told through letters and journal entries and the like, which is not my favorite style. I decided to ignore the title and style and read it. I am so very glad I did!

This deceptively easy to read novel is about love, courage, honor, friendship ~ and books. It tells the story of how occupation by German troops of the island of Guernsey in the English Channel during WWII effected the islanders and the way they coped with the devastation wrought by the Nazis. In places it was laugh-out-loud funny, in others it was heartrending. The lighthearted tone of Julia's letters did not negate the depth of emotion beneath, just as the terrible losses described therein never turned the novel into an unmitigated tragedy.

And, by the way, the "Potato Peel Pie" in the title is an integral part of the book, and not a silly affectation as I feared it might be.

From first line to last word, this novel was a pure joy to read. I highly recommend it to everyone.

A classic tale for generations to come, Lois Lowrey does a wonderful job of painting World War II through the eyes of a child, who can tell her story to children even fifty years after the war took place. Lowrey, one of my favorite authors, can be credited with the influence and introduction of World War II and the Holocaust into my life, thereby prompting my obsession with fiction and non-fiction concerning this time period. Even in high school, after taking a college credit Holocaust course with a teacher who has since became a mentor, I found myself remembering Lowrey's novel that truly brought my eyes to focus on the horrors and realities of the wartime. I still cannot satisfy my thirst for Holocaust and World War II literature. This book is an everpresent title on summer reading lists for middle school and high schools alike.

I rather enjoyed this book. The Prince reminded me of Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) with his nearly recluse ways and his uncomfortable conscious he had with his appearance. I'm still not too surely decided on whether I like Greer or not, but she wasn't completely intolerable. I found this a very fun read and the secret of Kendrick was quite interesting for any romance novel I've ever read. Really.

Enough babbling about all that, now. In this second book of Julia London's Desperate Debutantes Series, Greer Fairchild must retrieve her inheritance she isn't even sure exists. Traveling with a deceitful Mr. Owen Percy, after her first traveling companion dies, she truly begins her life's journey. In which makes for a very enjoyable read.