“The Ladies of Ivy Cottage” ~ Book Review...

Feb 19, 2018 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing the 2nd book of Julie Klassen’s series “Tales from Ivy Hill” —  The Ladies of Ivy Cottage.  As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Ladies of Ivy Cottage it would be — “Do you have a ‘favorite’ lady of Ivy Hill?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out! And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                        From the Back Cover: Return to Ivy Hill...

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“The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill” ~ Book Review...

Feb 20, 2017 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing the first book of Julie Klassen’s newest series, The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill.    As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill, it would be — “What drew you to […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing the first book of Julie Klassen’s newest series, The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill.    As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill, it would be — “What drew you to writing about an innkeeper’s life?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                  From the Back Cover: The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village...

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“The Painter’s Daughter” – Book Review...

Jan 4, 2016 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Julie Klassen’s book, The Painter’s Daughter.   As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Painter’s Daughter it would be — “How did you decide which brother Sophie should end up with?” […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing Julie Klassen’s book, The Painter’s Daughter.   As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Painter’s Daughter it would be — “How did you decide which brother Sophie should end up with?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                        From the Back Cover: Sophie Dupont, daughter of a portrait painter, assists...

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“The Dancing Master” Book Review...

Nov 16, 2015 by Rachel

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing one of Julie Klassen’s newer books, The Dancing Master.    As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Dancing Master it would be — “Is it hard to know how many details of a secret to give […]

Welcome back to Rachel’s Back Talk! I’m so glad you could join me again. Today I am reviewing one of Julie Klassen’s newer books, The Dancing Master.    As is my custom, if I could ask Julie one question about The Dancing Master it would be — “Is it hard to know how many details of a secret to give the reader before the character?” And if you want to know why I asked that question, I guess you’ll just have to read the book to find out!   And without further ado, onto Rachel’s Back Talk!                                                                        From the Back Cover: Finding himself the...

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