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Review: Isola, Allegra Goodman
The genre of historical fiction continues to entice me. This novel about a real woman from history focuses on a young girl Marguerite, born into a noble family in France in the 1500s. After her parents die, she becomes an orphan, and her guardian must support her and manage her inheritance. After he loses her…
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Review: My Name Is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende
Another beautiful novel from Isabel Allende! I truly enjoyed this story about a fictional woman dropped into real historical events, including the Chilean Civil War of 1891. Emilia Del Valle, a female journalist, decides to travel from San Francisco to Chile to cover the war. This story also includes reference to the women who followed their…
Diana Adair 