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Barriers to Entry – by Ariel Lawhon – independent book review – Fiction – Toby A. Smith
BARRIERS TO ENTRY is a short story commissioned by Amazon Original Stories Blaze Collection* from author Ariel Lawhon about a fascinating woman I had never heard of: Frances Glessner Lee, a scientist known as the Mother of Forensic Science. Awarded four stars on Goodreads. Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962) is introduced as the first-person narrator of…
The Path Beneath Her Feet – by Janis Robinson Daly – independent book review – Historical Fiction (United States) – Toby A. Smith
THE PATH BENEATH HER FEET is the worthwhile sequel to this author's previous book, THE UNLOCKED PATH - both books telling stories related to the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, which one of the author's ancestors founded. This institution was the first American medical college in the country dedicated exclusively to awarding medical degrees to…
My Mother’s Secret – by Alina Adams – independent book review – Historical Fiction (Soviet Union) – Toby A. Smith
Historical fiction that includes a wide range of topics: Russian immigrants living in the United States, Jews living in the Soviet Union during the era of Joseph Stalin, aspects of parents' lives they keep hidden from their children, and a romance between true soul mates.
The First Witch of Boston – by Andrea Catalano – independent book review – Historical Fiction (United States, England) – Toby A. Smith
When Maggie winds up facing charges of witchcraft, that's when all the hidden fears, hypocrisies, petty jealousies, and superstitions in the community come roaring to life.
The Hand That First Held Mine – by Maggie O’Farrell – independent book review – Fiction – Toby A. Smith
Award-winning and bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell (HAMNET) has done it again! Though THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE begins telling two seemingly unconnected stories, it winds up a deeply emotional novel that speaks to the essence of human connections and the ways some wind up impacting our lives in completely unpredictable ways. Awarded five stars…