This book was full. Full of detail. Full of characters. Full of buildings. Full of emotions. Full of bad choices. Full of stupid girls. I'm going to veer off course here just a little bit. Every book I have ever read about the French royal court is full of stupid, stupid women. The only exception...
Circle of PearlsLove how the pearls keep her on track as she finds out what they really mean as she grows older. Starts when she is born and the story continues and parallels the world she lives in, the war times and struggles.Julia and others are able to save one woman who was being hanged and they...
Banners of Silk by Roslind LakerVery long audio book but worth it. What attracted me to this book is the silk. Figured it would be design work and I was right.During Paris civil war and after a woman is befriended and gets a job at a couture house helping with the sewing. She meets many people that...
Jewelled Path by Rosalind LakerLate 1800's Irene has a new Russian stepmother, Sophia and is married to Edmund, he designs jewelry for her.Growing up she outfits her in new clothes, common, practical and colorful. Sophia also takes her to museums and art galleries and they stop in Edmund's jewelry ...
This follows four generations of mothers and daughters from 1664 to 1793 and is set in Versailles through three reigns from the Sun King to Marie Antoinette, from the age of Lully and Moliere to that of Mozart and Voltaire to that of Robespierre. It begins with the birth of Marguerite, the daught...
Despite the setting -- Russia in the eighteenth century and during the reign of Elisabeth Petrovna, this turned out to be a snoozer. Marguerite travels from Paris to St. Petersburg to design gowns for the Empress, and finds herself bouncing between three suitors, palace intrigue, and lots of clothin...
Silver Touch by Rosalind LakerFollow the life of a woman, Ester who loses her parents and she has to go live with a relative who run a tavern and she learns the trade.She meets up with a married man, John Bateman and ends up having his child. They move and live together. His trade is a silversmith a...
imported:The Smuggler's Bride by Rosalind Laker 1859033156 (ISBN13: 9781859033159)TBR bustingSpringpapershort storyhist romanceperiod pieceWhen Harriette answered a weird cry for help her fortune changed overnight. A short fun read.3*Opening: When Harriette first came to the Warrington house in Perb...
A tale of several generations of women involved in the palace of Versailles, full of romance and splendour. One of my favourites of Laker's novels. For the complete review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_67922398852
A look at tulipomania in the Netherlands in the 17th century, set around the lives of three sisters. Rembrandt and Vermeer make appearances. I really enjoyed this one, as I had the sense of 'being there' throughout the novel.For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_41425...
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