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The Queens of Crime

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 11, 2025 by LarryJuly 24, 2025

by Marie Benedict, 2025, Audiobook narrated by Bessie Carter, Macmillan Audio The book is a form of historical fiction where the author uses the character of an historical figure and uses the character in a reconstructed situation. I ordinarily don’t … Continue reading →

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Horse

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 4, 2025 by LarryMarch 4, 2025

by Geraldine Brooks, 2024, Penguin Books This is an interesting and well-written novel about a thoroughbred horse called Lexington who lived in the middle of the nineteenth century. Brooks based the book on a the horse that was declared the … Continue reading →

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The Armor of Light

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 16, 2024 by LarryDecember 16, 2024

by Ken Follett, 2023, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio This is the fifth in the Kingsbridge series that chronicles the lives of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Kingsbridge in England. This book covers the years from … Continue reading →

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The Plot Against America

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 20, 2024 by LarrySeptember 20, 2024

by Phillip Roth, 2004, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books This fictional book hinges on the 1940 presidential election when Charles Lindberg is elected president instead of FDR. Lindberg enters into an agreement with Hitler that the U.S. will not intervene in … Continue reading →

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The One from the Other

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 5, 2024 by LarryJune 9, 2024

by Phillip Kerr, 2009, A Bernie Gunther mystery book 4, Kindle Edition, Penguin Publishing Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons imprint This is the first book that I have read by Phillip Kerr, although it is the fourth book he wrote in … Continue reading →

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The Diamond Eye

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 14, 2023 by LarryOctober 28, 2023

by Kate Quinn, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Harper Audio This is an historical novel portraying Mila Pavlichenko, a Russian librarian who decided to become an expert marksman and was subsequently recruited to be a sharpshooter in the Russian … Continue reading →

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The Evening and the Morning

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 10, 2022 by LarryFebruary 19, 2023

by Ken Follett, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Ken Lee, Penguin Audio This book is the prequel to Pillars of the Earth and is the story of Edgar the Builder and his early life before he became the builder of a … Continue reading →

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The Rose Code

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 31, 2022 by LarryNovember 4, 2022

by Kate Quinn, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Harper Audio  We listened to this audiobook on our way from Rhode Island to Florida this year. It is an interesting story about three young women who were recruited during WWII … Continue reading →

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The Long Petal of the Sea

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 14, 2022 by LarryMay 28, 2022

by Isabelle Allende, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Random House Audio We listened to this book as we traveled north to our summer home this year. The novel spans decades and crosses continents following two young people as they … Continue reading →

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The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 3, 2020 by LarryNovember 3, 2020

by Marie Benedict, 2019, Sourcebooks Landmark This is a novel about Hedy Lamarr and how she came to invent a method to transmit directions to torpedoes in WWII. I enjoyed reading this because it was written in the first person.  … Continue reading →

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