Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling - audiobook read by Marc Bramhall, historical fiction set in France just before and after World War II involving artwork stolen by the Nazis. Good story, unlikeable characters.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - audiobook, narrators Emily Rankin and Catherine Taber, historical fiction, realistic fiction, hybrid. SOO good.
American Ghost by Hannah Nordhaus - ebook, memoir, about the author's ancestors who were early Jewish settlers in Santa Fe, New Mexico - one of whom supposedly still haunts a hotel there. Interesting read.
The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley - historical fiction, audiobook - set in the 1500s around the time of Martin Luther, this romp of an adventure is a great satire of Catholic Church practices surrounding holy relics and the sale of indulgences in that period. The main character, the relic master, is Dismas, who buys relics on behalf of two employers, the good Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony (who shelters Luther from the wrath of the Pope) and the evil Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg. Elector and Archbishop of Mainz, an evil archbishop cardinal. Even includes the real painter Albrecht Dürer as a major character. Dismas is named for the Penitent Thief, the good thief who was crucified next to Jesus. A fun book! Actor James Langton is excellent as the reader.
© Amanda Pape - 2018
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