6/30/2023 0 Comments Fierce Dreamer by Linda LaffertyThey can fill gaps in the historical record (and there are chasms at times) in imaginative ways. Too frequently, those style of books have language generally based on a theatrical portrayal-like Shakespeare-that wouldn’t have necessarily been the common vernacular of the day, so it just doesn’t resonate with me.Īuthors of fiction are not held to the same professional scrutiny as academic historians. I prefer writers who don’t have their characters talking in some stilted prose they think indicative of the time. They may make small errors-Italians eating tomato sauce before the Columbian Exchange, but they avoid blaring mistakes. They dress their characters appropriately, set the scene realistically, recount history accurately, and make their book as authentic as possible. They allow us to time travel through their stories. Those that are good have authors who did copious research on the era. Historical fiction can be very good-or very bad. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good book on the ancient Romans (Mary Beard you’re my queen) or the Medici, but when I want to escape it’s historical fiction I reach for. As you can guess, my biblio tastes are more prone to flights of fancy than academic history. Most of my readers know that I’m a professional historian…by day by night (when reading) I fancy myself a roaming travel blogging historian who unravels ancient riddles, solves mysteries, and uncovers the past all while narrowly escaping danger at every turn.
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A stray dog nicknamed Mugger by neighborhood kids, adopts a taxi driver as his owner and shares adventures as Buster Scooper’s constant literary agent companion, the dog named Cop.īuster Scooper is the founder of Buster’s Literary Ink & Paper Works in Savannah, Georgia. A desire to portray the many unexpected twists and turns in life that can result from interactions with numerous persons in a variety of situations allowed the author to construct an unusual work with the goal of entertaining readers.Ī novel set in present day Savannah, Georgia presents the wild escapades of a literary agent and his dog. The protagonist becomes involved in film-making based on the above theme. Sixteen years of writing manuscripts (nonfiction & fiction) with no success in obtaining literary representation was the spark for writing this novel to entertain animal lovers with a message of people “learning lessons from animals” regarding how to live in harmony. It was also easy to relate to as many of her life challenges were quite common. First, it was very easy to read and although it could have been a quick read, I took my time and took in every good word from a fellow sister warrior. There were many things I loved about this book. Lisa delivers a powerful message from God and shares from her own personal struggles. The enemy fights back by stealing our faith, joy, and happiness through low self-esteem, loneliness, worry, finances, doubt, fears, single parenting, generational patterns and regrets of the past.” (author unknown)Ĭhristian Warrior Women: A Guide to Taking Back Your Faith, Family and Future is the first in a series beautifully written by Lisa Hawkins, Founder of Christian Warrior Women. “Women are the bearers of the gift that defeats the enemy according to Genesis. Christian Warrior Women: A Guide to Taking Back Your Faith, Family and Future (Series Book #1) Author: Lisa Hawkins |