Friday Cravings: Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors
When I first started this blog, I used to do a feature called Friday Cravings. I am a self-proclaimed book hoarder! Regardless of how many books I already have or how overflowing my bookshelves are, I am always on the look out for that next great read or that undiscovered gem of a book. That’s where Friday Cravings comes in: although I find new must-haves almost every day(!), I’ll limit sharing my picks to Friday and try (very hard) to pick just one book. I think this will also be a great way for us to discover some older and maybe overlooked books and not focus on just the shiny new releases.
Have a book that you’re craving to add to your collection? I’d love to hear from you! Just leave a comment here. And if anyone has read the book below, please let me know what you thought.
Pick of the Week – Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine DeLors
Found: I am fortunate to live in a city that has one of the best library systems in the country: Cuyahoga County Public Library. Recently, on their Facebook page, they asked folks to list the last three books they read. In exchange, they’d give you suggestions for similar books you might also enjoy. Mistress of the Revolution was one of the books they suggested for me…and I’m in love! (Psst…it’s also bargain priced on Amazon)
Publisher’s Description
Set in opulent, decadent, turbulent revolutionary France, Mistress of the Revolution is the story of Gabrielle de Montserrat. An impoverished noblewoman blessed with fiery red hair and a mischievous demeanor, Gabrielle is only fifteen when she meets her true love, a commoner named Pierre-André Coffinhal. But her brother forbids their union, choosing for her instead an aging, wealthy baron.
Widowed and a mother while still a teen, Gabrielle arrives at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in time to be swept up in the emerging cataclysm. As a new order rises, Gabrielle finds her own lovely neck on the chopping block—and who should be selected to sit on the Revolutionary Tribunal but her first love, Pierre-André. . . .
Category: Friday Cravings, Genre Fiction, Historical, Literature & Fiction
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Carol I’m reading that one next!!
Another book hoarder here, surprised? Just added this book to my to buy list. I really love bargain priced books. Also I could go for hours looking through the books, listed as “If you loved this, then you may want to try this…” We have bookmarks at our library with lists like those.
I used to live in Mission Viejo, CA where they a room of books for resale abd they packed grocery bags of books with just the title “Mystery” or whatever genre the books here. So, I would buy a couple of bags for my birthday at $1.00 a piece.
At the other nearby library, you pay $1.00 for a grocery bag and stuff it with books (mostly paperbacks) until it was full.
I have stacks of books in different places too. I sometimes wicsh that I lived next door to a reader so we could loan books. My husband wonders why I have so many too! I don’t think you could ever have enough, do you?
My current craving is for:
‘American Dervish: A Novel’ – Ayad Akhtar
That is today’s craving!!”
Carol Wong
I love this feature!!! I too am an incessant book hoarder and have stacks and stacks of books around my house (and yet I keep buying more much to my husband’s dismay
). I don’t care how many great books I have waiting to read I always want more!
This book sounds great! I have added it to my wishlist to pick up at some time. There are so many books out there that I would love to buy…if only I had more money to do so! One of the books I have been coveting for a while is “The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty” by G.J. Meyer.
I can’t wait to see what other books people are excited about reading!
I just recently picked this up at my local used book store! I was so happy to find it! And for a dollar!!!
P.S. I love this idea!! Keep it up!
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Oh, looks great!
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