Beverly Swerling
I was born in a Boston suburb, went to school there and in Kansas City (don't ask),and have lived in many parts of the world, including England's Isle of Wight, and a Spanish Island just off the coast of Africa. Just now am in Philadelphia,but New York City remains home base.
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I was born in a Boston suburb, went to school there and in Kansas City (don't ask),and have lived in many parts of the world, including England's Isle of Wight, and a Spanish Island just off the coast of Africa. Just now am in Philadelphia,but New York City remains home base.
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Read my full review: http://bit.ly/18DduYA3.5/5 StarsMy opinion: This story is told from two different perspectives (Annie and Dom Justin) in two different periods of time. I loved that, but must admit that I did love Dom Justin's story and felt it was more engaging than Annie's story. On that note,...
The publisher's blurb for Beverly Swerling's new novel, Bristol House talked about the blending of historical fiction with a supernatural thriller in a "dual period narrative". For that reason alone, I would have read it. Then it mentioned that the historical part was set in Tudor England, a peri...
Annie Kendall, an architectural historian and recovering alcoholic, is sent to London to search for hidden ancient jewish artifacts and ends up staying in a London flat that is haunted by a Carthusian monk. The story transitions back and forth between modern day and Tudor London. I found both story ...
Annie has picked up her life and moved temporarily to London, England to pursue an interesting line of research for the Shalom Foundation – the Jew of Holborn. She’s been hired to prove that there was a goldsmith in London during the Tudor time. There are clues pointing to that line of research, b...
Lots and lots of history here. The author clearly did a lot of research, and that alone makes me want to give it more stars. But all the history made for a bit of a dense read. I would have liked a little more focus on the story.
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