Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand: A Novel, by Helen Simonson – A Review

From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:  Occasionally, I am tempted to read outside my Austenesque book sphere when high praise and an engaging book description influences my TBR (to be read) pile. It has taken me over six months to get to Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. My only regret is that I put it... Continue Reading →

Scouting for Georgette Heyer along Hadrian’s Wall with author Helen Simonson

From the desk of Helen Simonson: In July, my husband, one of our two teenage sons, and I, set out to walk across England.  In seven days we walked eighty-four miles, coast to coast along the new National Hadrian’s Wall Path.  Staying in bed and breakfasts at night, stopping in pubs and tea rooms along... Continue Reading →

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