In "The Jericho River - A Novel About The History of Western Civilization" - David W. Tollen has created a group of characters both intriguing and eminently likable. Often the action is unbelievable, but also mythologically and historically correct in most cases.
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Interview: Ruth Hull Chatlien, Author of ‘The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte’
"The best way to describe why I write is that it feels as though characters come up to me and say, 'If you don’t tell my story, I will die.'"
Read More »DVD Review: `War and Peace’
The internationally crafted TV miniseries of `War and Peace' is daunting viewing for lovers of costume drama.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Red and the Black by Deloss Brown
This cogently written, well-acted period piece is flawed but well worth seeing – especially if you're interested in the milieu of Les Misérables.
Read More »Book Review: Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace by Dominic Lieven
A magisterial work of non-fiction presenting the true story of the Napoleon's attempt to conquer Russia.
Read More »Book Review: The Coral Thief by Rebeccaa Stott
Paris's scientific community in 1815 provides setting for a heist thriller.
Read More »Book Review: Madame de Staël: The Dangerous Exile by Angelica Goodden
There were three great powers struggling against Napoleon for the soul of Europe: "England, Russia, and Madame de Staël".
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