History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

Ladies of the Lake Author: Cathy Gohlke Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian, Romance Publisher: Tyndale Fiction Release Date: 2023 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: After the deep bond of friendship between two young women is torn apart, what will it take to bring them together again? In Ladies of the Lake , the beloved author of Saving Amelie and Night Bird Calling returns with a transformative new historical novel about the wonder and complexities of friendship, love, and belonging.      When she is forced to leave her beloved Prince Edward Island to attend Lakeside Ladies Academy after the death of her parents, the last thing Adelaide Rose MacNeill expects to find is three kindred spirits. The “Ladies of the Lake,” as the four girls call themselves, quickly bond like sisters, vowing that wherever life takes them, they will always be there for each other. But that is before: Before love and jealousy come between Adelaid...

After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life  Author: Logan Steiner Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: William Morris Paperbacks Release Date: 2023 Pages: 362 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables . “ Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you. ” —L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables , 1908.      As a young woman, Maud had dreams bigger than the whole of Prince Edward Island. Her exuberant spirit had always drawn frowns from her grandmother and their neighbors, but she knew she was meant to create, to capture and share the way she saw the world. And the young girl in Maud’s mind became more and more persistent: Here is my story, she said. Here is how my name...