In The Apothecary’s Garden, published by Harper Collins, Jeanette Lynes transports readers back in time to 1860 and the exotic locale of Eastern Ontario’s Belleville on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. While the locale may be somewhat prosaic, Lynes has created something magical in this normally staid part …
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In "Wicked Lewiston, A Sinful Century" by Author and Historian Steven D. Branting, we are introduced to an area in Idaho that has a past of murder and mayhem that seems incomprehensible.
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Moore at his best — underneath the laughter lies the truth the clown usually covers with a greasepaint smile.
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A wonderful mixture of people. places, and story capturing a moment in history.
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