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Mots-clés: Historical mystery (4), History (3), Non-fiction (3), Historical Fiction (3), Contemporary fiction (2), historical fiction (2), fiction (1), True crime (1), triple (1), Memoir/essay (1), Follow the River (1), Southern Noir (1), My Top 50 Ever (1), once upon a time it was now (1), To some extent (1), I feel reluctant rating and reviewing this book. I am not the intended reader (1), although various people recommended it in a historical fiction workshop I attended. Thom's advice and discussions feel a bit superficial (1), including warnings about not using anachronisms and the general writing tips -- "Always double- (1), and quadruple-check your prose to be sure you haven't gotten carried away by the action and written sentences like these ... 'He saw Cherokee warriors coming out of the corner of his eye.'" I also found myself tiring of the promotion of his books and thos (1), Dark Rain (e.g. ... "formed the basis for my second historical novel (1), which has been in print since 1981 and has sold one and a half million copies"). He also insists on the limitations and fallibility of internet information and research; and while I don't take anything I find on wikipedia (1), as gospel (1), his views seem a bit eccentric for the present day. I feel as though the author is kind and well-intentioned (1), Trauma (1), Women (1), Bildungsroman (1), WWII (1), humor (1), history (1), Philosophy (1), thriller (1), historical (1), Memoir (1), race (1), essay (1), Historical fiction (1), memoir (1), historical non-fiction (1), women's fiction (1), for example (1), Science (1), Psychology (1), mystery (1), but there are better resources about writing historical fiction. (1)
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Nom réel: Karen Odden
A propos de ma bibliothèque: We have too many books in our house. My library starts with Isabel Allende and Jane Austen and runs to Emile Zola, including memoirs, historical fiction, classics, biographies, and mysteries of all kinds. Recent/always favorite books include LIT, GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, CITY OF THIEVES, FAITHFUL PLACE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, ATONEMENT, CIRCE, ORDINARY GRACE, GONE WITH THE WIND, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, TENDERNESS OF WOLVES, WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND (YA), CODE NAME VERITY (YA), THESE IS MY WORDS.
A propos de moi: After writing my PhD diss at NYU on Victorian literature and history, I taught at the UW-Miilwaukee and wrote essays for journals and books. At last I turned to writing fiction set in 1870s London. My first novel, A LADY IN THE SMOKE (2015), was a USA Today bestseller. A DANGEROUS DUET(2018) won for best historical fiction at the New Mexico-Arizona book awards and my most recent is A TRACE OF DECEIT (Harper Collins/William Morrow, 2019), set in the 1870s London art world. I review books on goodreads, Bookbub and my own blog: https://lovebooksaz.blogspot.com
Lieu (géographique): Arizona
Page d'accueil: https://www.karenodden.com
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