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Category Archives: World War Two
Rippling Still Waters with Mary Wesley
Hi there, guys and dolls! And here we are – already Raves n Faves Thursday. Nice going, everybody! Today I’m going to share with you some books of one of my favorite authors, Mary Wesley. She didn’t get her novels … Continue reading →
Posted in 1940's, 1950's, Alter Ego, Authors, blogaday, books, Characters, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, Domestic life, ebooks, England, entertainment, family life, family saga, Fiction, Fictional Characters, First Novel, Historical, historical fiction, home life, long read, Love, Marriage, Nostalgia, novels, opinion, Pop Culture, postaday, Raves and Faves, Reading, Retro, Romance, stories, Vintage, World War Two, Writers, Writing
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Tagged Book Depository, books, Faves, Harnessing Peacocks, historical fiction, Jumping the Queue, Mary Wesley, Nostalgia, Not That Sort of Girl, novels, Raves, Retro, romance, story, The Camomile Lawn, The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, Vintage, World War Two
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Entertainment for Busy Hands
Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to Thursday. Bet you never thought it would get here, did you? And do I have some great Raves n Faves for your listening pleasure. I love radio plays, and isn’t BBC a wonderful … Continue reading →
Posted in 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Novels, 50's Slang, Adult Contemporary, Alter Ego, audible, Audio books, Authors, BBC, blogaday, book series, books, British Mystery, California, Characters, city life, cocktail culture, daily blog, detectives, Dialogue, diary, Domestic life, entertainment, family life, family saga, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Historical, historical fiction, Hollywood, home life, Humor, jealousy, journal, Love, Marriage, murder mystery, Mysteries, Nostalgia, novels, Podcasts, Pop Culture, postaday, radio drama, radio play, radio serial, Radio Shows, Raves and Faves, Readers, reading, Retro, Romance, romantic suspense, Scandal, stories, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage, World War Two
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Tagged 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1950's California, 1950's Culture, 1950's Novels, 1950s glamour, 50s marriage, audible, BBC, BBC Radio Drama, detective novels, Elizabeth Jane Howard, family saga, Farewell my Lovely, John Galsworthy, noir, Playback, Poodle Springs, radio plays, Raymond Chandler, romance, The Big Sleep, The Cazalets, the forsyte saga, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye
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Weekends are Made for Intrigue
Hi there, guys and dolls! Already Thursday’s here. My goodness, I just got over Monday. With the next weekend almost upon us, it’s time for my Raves and Faves, and this week I’m so excited to talk about the Lane … Continue reading →
Posted in 1940's, Authors, blogaday, Blogs, Book Reviews, book series, books, British Columbia, British Mystery, Canada, Cold War, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, detectives, diary, ebooks, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, First Novel, flash fiction, Historical, historical fiction, Indie Presses, journal, kindle, murder mystery, Mysteries, new release, Newly Published, Nostalgia, novels, postaday, Publishing, Raves and Faves, Readers, Reading, reading, romantic suspense, Spy novels, stories, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage, World War Two, Writers, Writing
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Tagged Amazon, authors, Book Reviews, book series, books, British Columbia, Canada, Cold War, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, entertainment, Faves, Iona Whishaw, Kindle, Lane Winslow, mystery, Nelson, Raves, Readers, Reading, Spy novels, World War II, World War Two, writers, Writing
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Rita and Margaret Take 5 with Barbara Jean
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, looky here — July’s gone in a flash. For many, I’m sure like a hot flash, but we really don’t need to discuss such things, do we? Instead, let’s do one of my favorite … Continue reading →
Posted in 1940's, Authors, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, Creativity, Interviews, Readers, Reading, World War Two, Writers, Writing
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Tagged Barbara Jean Coast, Cozy Cat Press, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, Interviews, Kindle, Letters from Brackham Wood, Margaret Verhoef, Moira Edwards Mysteries, Readers, Reading, Rita Seedorf, Vintage, World War Two, writers, Writing
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