New Review - "To Dance With Kings" by Rosalind Laker

Rating: **** (4/5 stars)

"To Dance With Kings" is a multi-generational novel set in France from the reign of Louis XIV to the French Revolution. It begins with the birth of a common baby girl, witnessed by a rowdy group of nobleman following the court of the Sun King to the town of Versailles. One of them, Augustin Roussier, names the girl Marguerite and jokes to her mother that he will come back for her when she is of age. Jeanne, the mother, takes this promise seriously. ...Read more...

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New Review - "House of Dreams" by Pauline Gedge

Rating: **** (4/5 stars)

Thu is a peasant girl from Aswat, Egypt. She has big dreams that cannot be met if she stays in her little village. She is also strikingly beautiful, though she doesn't really have any idea about her appearance at all. She dreams of the good life - what if she was a princess? or what if a nobleman or rich merchant should come along and take a fancy to her? ...continue reading...

Currently Reading: "To Dance With Kings" by Rosalind Laker