Lizzie Borden is a fascinating character.Did she or did she not kill her father and stepmother with a hatchet one summer's day in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892?So much has been written and said about these rather gruesome murders over the years. So much speculation and innuendo. What more is there possibly to say?Firstly, in … Continue reading See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
Horrific crimes, where the main suspects are acquitted, are perfect fodder for the true crime/fictionalised history/based on a true story genre. Especially when that crime involves a dysfunctional family, a hot sultry summers day and conflicting, circumstantial evidence. Bungled police procedure simply adds to the intrigue.The gruesome murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in 1892, rocked the … Continue reading Brona’s Salon
I love it when I discover a new-to-me author.Margaret Rumer Godden (1907 - 1998) was an English author who wrote over 60 books of fiction and non-fiction.She had a fascinating childhood.Her father was a shipping company executive in Narayananj, India (now in Bangladesh). She and her three sisters spent their childhood divided between time in … Continue reading The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
To Hope and Back is the true story of the St. Louis, the last boat to leave Germany in 1939 with nearly 1000 Jewish refugees on board. The journey is told through the eyes of two young children from different families, Sol and Lisa. I have read quite a lot of Holocaust literature over the … Continue reading To Hope and Back | Kathy Kacer
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