The following is a guest post by Jan Harden, author of Fear of Staying. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Many thanks to Cecile for giving me the opportunity to guest post on her great blog. To begin with, I will ask the obvious question: what’s an aging Australian man living in the southern Netherlands doing writing novels?…
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The Witches by Stacy Schiff
In 1692, 14 women, 5 men and 2 dogs were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. It started in January of that year when two girls experienced strange symptoms, twitching and contorting with pain. In the course of 9 months, dozens of people were affected by this strange epidemic, and hundreds were accused of witchcraft. Daughters pointed fingers at mothers, neighbors implicated each other. A minister was accused of being…
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Margaret Atwood in Ottawa
Margaret Atwood was in Ottawa yesterday to present her new book The Heart Goes Last. She was interviewed by Alan Neal from CBC at the Southminster United Church on Aylmer Avenue. The place was packed, but I managed to get a seat not too far from the stage. The audience consisted mainly of women of a certain age, even though I spotted a few men here and there. The Heart…
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A Zany Slice of Italy by Ivanka Di Felice
The following is a guest post by Ivanka Di Felice, author of A Zany Slice of Italy. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Book Description This light, lively book takes place in Italy, with hilarious anecdotes about the author and her husband’s trip to visit his family in Abruzzo and finally their escape to Tuscany. Ivanka Di Felice’s…
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Future Shock: Paradise or Purgatory?
The following is a guest post by Austin Dragon, author of Rising Leviathan. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Is our future a happy, shiny “Star Trek” one or a grimy, hellish “Blade Runner” one? There was a time when Greece ruled the known world. Egypt was the center of Christianity. The Roman Empire was the greatest empire…
Laurel Downing Bill
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Aunt Phil’s Trunk Vol. 1 & 2 by Phyllis Downing Carlson and Laurel Downing Bill – Review + Giveaway
I have always been fascinated by how people would drop everything, and go to faraway places to look for gold in horrendous conditions. So when I was contacted by Laurel Downing Bill to participate in a virtual blog tour for her books about the history of Alaska, I jumped at the chance of learning more about the Gold Rush. Laurel Downing Bill is a third generation Alaskan who was born…