![]() ![]() ![]() Most importantly, it’s the rarely told tribute to the women of the labor movement, those who risked their own health and safety to ensure their sons and grandsons wouldn’t befall the same fate as their fathers and husbands. Russell’s novel is a very raw and real portrayal of the plight of the striking worker in the early 1900’s, as well as that of their wives and mothers who fought to keep food on the table. The novel pits Annie up against the villainous James MacNaughton, her nemesis in both this fictional work and in the historical record. ![]() In 1913, Annie Clements earned the title of “America’s Joan of Arc” for her role in leading a strike against a large and powerful copper mining company in Michigan, Calumet & Hecla. The Women of the Copper Country is a fictionalized account of the story of Anna Klobuchar Clements, otherwise known as Big Annie. The women and men in this book made it possible for the workers of today to fight for fairness and actually win. Once again, Russell has crafted a gritty and memorable tribute to real-life heroes who walked this Earth. ![]() Her historical fiction is nearly unmatched in depth of research and attention to detail. The Sparrowis my favorite science fiction book, but this badass woman with the fiercest intellect around can write just about anything. No matter your taste in books, I could probably recommend a Mary Doria Russell book to you that you would love. ![]()
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![]() On the surface, A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer is hugely problematic. ![]() In his final season, Rhen is ready to accept that he will turn into a monster forever, until Grey is attacked by a young woman who witnesses his attempt to kidnap Rhen’s latest conquest, and he accidentally brings her to Emberfall instead… And his memory of each season never fades. For three hundred seasons he has turned into a beast, his murderous rampages decimating his kingdom leaving his guard Grey as his only company. As a beast, he has no control, and murders his entire family, before coming back to himself for the final hour of the season to see the havoc he has wreaked. But at the end of the first season Rhen begins to turn into a monster, and as he does, he forgets who he is. Cursed by a sorceress to repeat the Autumn of his eighteenth year until he manages to convince a woman to fall in love with him, Rhen sees the curse as a game at first. Prince Rhen of Emberfall has been eighteen for over three hundred seasons. “I’m not going to fall in love with you,” she says.Ī Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer ![]() ![]() ![]() But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. ![]() ![]() 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood, 1) Published January 31st 2021 by Nyx Publishing. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula's brides, A Dowry of Blood is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If I choose to work with you, I will be genuinely invested in your book and will not only offer skilled editorial feedback but also reassurance and guidance along the way. I enjoy working with first-time authors and can help navigate the publishing process. I now work with publishers, authors, and literary agents as a developmental editor, content editor, book doctor, proposal writer, and ghostwriter. After many years as an acquisitions editor for major publishing houses, I founded my own company so that I could focus on what I love most-working with authors on developing their manuscripts. I've worked with HGTV designers Libby Langdon and Carter Oosterhouse, Olympic Gold-winning figure skater Brian Boitano, Chef Bruno Serato, and actor Stacy Keach, as well as many doctors, nutritionists, and psychologists. I'm the editor of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, The Boy Kings of Texas, and WILD Habits. My core categories include memoir/narrative non-fiction, health, self-help/psychology, parenting, cookbooks, and design. I'm an editor with 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and a National Book Award Finalist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Somewhat autobiographical, this author truely loves his characters. And we see the hopes and dreams these people carry with them into their new lives. Praised by the New Yorker as one of the best “20 under 40”, Bezmozgis is expert at the portrayal of loss while maintaining a balanced sense of humor. As the novel unfolds we learn some of the back story for all of these characters but the most enjoyable parts for me was the experiences within and around the migrant community in Rome. ![]() Israel might, but that is not an option for Samuil, or for Karl and Alex. A former Red Guard, he suffers from many ailments, and Canada is not taking any invalids. There is Alex and his brother Karl, Alex’s new wife Polina and Karl’s wife Rosa and their two sons who, along with grandparents Emma and Samuil, have traveled from Latvia to Ukraine, Czechoslovakia and Vienna finally arriving in Rome. For three generations of the Kranansky family what begins as a journey to America ends up, after six months of waiting, as a journey to Canada. ![]() The city was filled with immigrants waiting for visas to their chosen destination. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2011Ī debut novel that takes place in Rome in 1978, a time when families of Russian Jews were passing through a gap in the Iron Curtain. ![]() |