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staircase wit staircase wit books and other impressions pages home about me review policy lists thursday april 30 2026 the paris novel by ruth reichl ruth reichl was the restaurant critic for the new york times from 1993 to 1999 and although i doubt we frequented the same places i often followed her reviews and enjoyed reading about the disguises she wore to avoid being recognized staff at high end restaurants used to post pictures of her in the back hoping not to be caught unawares somewhere in this house i have a copy of tender at the bone the first of her five memoirs but i have never got around to reading it last week i was at my mother s for dinner and she told me she had just enjoyed the paris novel and wanted me to read it because there were certain things i would appreciate she was right i started reading that very night and found there were many parts of stella s travels that spoke to me read more posted by clm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 20th century book review bookstores france historical fiction reading challenge paris ruth reichl the paris novel tuesday april 28 2026 top ten tuesday most memorable dogs in fiction welcome to this week s edition of top ten tuesday which is hosted by that artsy reader girl this week has no assigned theme so i decided to write about memorable dogs in fiction lufra the baluchistan hound in frederica by georgette heyer 1965 is not as exotic as he sounds frederica gets into trouble when she takes the family dog for a walk in london and invokes the name of her aristocratic relative to appease those complaining about his behavior my reviews read more posted by clm 18 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bonnie garmus diana wynne jones dogs enid blyton georgette heyer jean little l frank baum l m montgomery paula munier top ten tuesday sunday april 26 2026 the harvey girls in fiction fred harvey 1835 1901 was an entrepreneur who created the first american restaurant chain multiple locations that served those traveling on the railroad beginning in 1876 he began opening restaurants along the atchison topeka and santa fe railroad he hired young women between the ages of 18 and 30 known as harvey girls who worked as waitresses wore attractive uniforms lived under strict chaperonage and signed a contract not to marry before a year was up the imbalance of women in the american southwest during this period meant they were in high demand from cowgirlmagazine com read more posted by clm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels american west book review dana stabenow elisabeth hamilton friermood historical fiction historical fiction reading challenge judy garland one of fred s girls the harvey girls thursday april 23 2026 devil water by anya seton this is an old fashioned family saga of a historical novel by an author whose gift for creating memorable characters was matched by her painstaking research on the 1715 and 1745 jacobite rebellions and the families who clung to the dream of the stuarts regaining the throne the story begins in 1709 when charles radcliffe barely 16 is getting into trouble with a girl below his station while he waits for his brother james the young earl of derwentwater to return from france read more posted by clm 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 18th century anya seton book review cooking devil water fiona mcintosh historical fiction historical fiction reading challenge jacobites northumberland the correspondent sunday april 19 2026 when love speaks by amelia elizabeth walden for the 1961 club and reading the theatre month walden 1909 2002 was a pioneering young adult author i read frequently as a teen and pre teen so in 2010 i was pleased to learn about the assembly on literature for adolescents alan amelia elizabeth walden award with some exceptions her books fell into three categories girls playing sports girls young women involved in theater or young women drawn into espionage in the 1940s and 50s when her books were first published there were very few people writing about girls in sports and there weren t as many opportunities for girls to play i was never a good athlete but it was still fun to read about these sporty girls who experienced challenges with teammates coaches school families and friends in the 70s she began writing about young women co opted into espionage and these must have been popular because several were published in paperback by scholastic book services read more posted by clm 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1961club amelia elizabeth walden berkley highland book review malt shop books miranda welch reading the theatre month series shakespeare theater when love speaks ya friday april 17 2026 marry in haste repent at leisure another 5 star book for the 1961 club there is probably a whole fictional sub genre of governesses in jeopardy but few have the immediacy or appeal of camilla forest the intrepid heroine of marry in haste she has been dismissed from her job on a cold spring day and deposited by the side of the road to catch the mail coach to london when a gentleman passing by in his carriage thoughtfully stops to tell her the coach is delayed until the following day night is approaching and she has nowhere to go read more posted by clm 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1961club 19th century book review historical fiction reading challenge historical romance jane aiken hodge marry in haste portugal wednesday april 15 2026 emily s runaway imagination by beverly cleary for the 1961 club beverly cleary s only historical novel is about a sensitive girl with big dreams living on a farm in 1920s pitchfork oregon the book is based on her own home of yamhill and childhood experiences like ramona quimby emily bartlett often gets carried away by her own imagination and like many of us is sensitive about being laughed at read more posted by clm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1961club beth and joe krush beverly cleary book review children s books decoration day emily of deep valley emily s runaway imagination historical fiction reading challenge oregon tuesday april 14 2026 the girl in the cellar by patricia wentworth for the 1961 club most people think of patricia wentworth as a golden age of detective fiction writer whose books fall into the cozy category however the girl in the cellar opens with a very frightening scene the heroine has passed out and wakes up in darkness read more posted by clm 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1961club 20th century england book review golden age of detective fiction miss silver mystery orphan patricia wentworth series the girl in the cellar 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