Category: Women in History
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Claire’s Last Secret
In the words of Marty Ambrose, author of Claire’s Last Secret, Claire Claremont is “an incredibly intriguing person in her own right–and a missing voice in historical fiction.” I, too, am delighted by missing voices in historical fiction, and I loved this historical mystery centering around a lover of Lord Byron. Claire is the stepsister…
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Starlight in the Dawn: the Poetic Priestess Who Chose to Fight
(This review also appears on Paper Lantern Writers and Discovery) After teaching Mesopotamian history to sixth graders for many years, I wanted to love this book. It’s not a time period that is overrun with historical fiction, and I love stories about real women. Starlight in the Dawn is very well researched and written. The…
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Panning for Gold: How Women in History Inspired a Mystery Series
(by guest author Jolie Tunnell) The Great Loveda Brown is the result of panning for gold. I’m as driven to look for the gold nuggets of history as any 49er who rushed California, and sometimes just as ornery. My maternal grandmother was the first person to hint that there was more to my family tree…
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Strong Women by C.C. Harrison
I admire strong women, don’t you? I’m not talking about kickass movie women like Lara Croft in TOMB RAIDER or Sarah Conner in TERMINATOR 2 or Ellen Ripley in ALIENS. I’m talking about real young women of today who set goals, plan their lives, and make intelligent decisions for themselves. Women like Amanda, Tricia and…
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Glory of the Morning
My current work in progress takes place in the area around Minneapolis, which was Wisconsin Territory at the time. In my research, I came across people I had to include in my story because of their subsequent fame or their contributions to the period. I also discovered fascinating people I couldn’t include. Ho-poe-kaw, or Glory…