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Wentworth Hall, by Abby Grahame – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Edwardian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 16 May 2012 | 13 Comments »

Review by Kimberly Denny-Ryder If you enjoy Persuasion, Downton Abbey, or even Gossip Girl, you’re going to want to pay attention to this review.  Abby Grahame’s debut novel, Wentworth Hall, is a combination of all of the above and more.  Filled with themes and story lines that involve the mixing of social classes, lies, deceit, [...]

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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle, by The Countess of Carnarvon – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Edwardian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 22 April 2012 | 7 Comments »

Review by Laura A Wallace The Countess of Carnarvon has written a biography of one of her predecessors:  Almina, Countess of Carnarvon, wife of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon.  This book lacks depth but is fairly well written and well researched.  It does not purport to be a sophisticated biography, being entirely without footnotes or [...]

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The World of Downton Abbey, by Jessica Fellowes – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Edwardian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , on 14 March 2012 | 14 Comments »

Season two of Downton Abbey has concluded and we are left in limbo until it returns next Fall in the UK and January 2013 in the US. *deep sigh* For those like myself, who have watched and re-watched every blessed minute, yet, just can’t get enough of the award winning ITV/PBS television mini-series and are [...]

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Rosedale in Love, by Lev Raphael – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Edwardian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 25 January 2012 | 4 Comments »

In honor of Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday yesterday, Kimberly Denny-Ryder has generously shared her review of this new novel inspired by Wharton’s The House of Mirth. The Gilded Age of America is one of my favorite time periods to read about.  This is probably due to the fact that I grew up near NYC and [...]

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