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Anna Huber @ Christian Dior Spring/Summer, 2003 Ready-to-Wear

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Anna Huber by Emmanuelle Hauguel

- Elle France, March 2006

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"Brodie's Shoe" - Being The Dark Order ep 32

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Giulio Paolini, (double-sided poster), Text by Giulio Paolini, and Carlo Huber, Kunsthalle Bern, March 9 – April 21, 1974 [Saint-Martin Bookshop, Bruxelles-Brussel. Art: © Giulio Paolini / Fondazione Giulio e Anna Paolini, Torino]

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And I could only pray this decision wasn't one we would eternally regret.

Anna Lee Huber, from The Cold Light of Day

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Five Historical Fiction Murder Mystery Series To Investigate (And Sherlock Holmes Isn't One Of Them)

I’ve decided to try something new and make book recommendation posts for specific genres and sub-genres that I have read more than a few titles of, that way I can compare these books and/or series to each other without putting one above the rest. The books I recommend are books I genuinely would like you to read and I don’t want to rank them before you’ve had the chance to read them for yourself.…

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Anna May Wong-Harold Huber "Lady from chungking" 1942, de William Nigh.

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Studying anatomy while reading 🎧📖 The Anatomist’s Wife

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Book & Film Pairings, Edition 10

Welcome to another post where I pair books and films or series with similar themes or content! This time it’s a cultural, historical pairing of two stories set in Ireland during different parts of the Irish War of Independence: The Cold Light of Day and Michael Collins. I’m sharing my thoughts on the book and why I turned to the movie for a richer historical experience. The Cold Light of Day by…

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More modern than the usual mysteries I read but not ctv/mobile phones modern. Although the setting didn't really count for that much since it was on a remote island. Which felt a bit trite, especially considering I'm not sure how the murderers were expecting to get away/cover up everything.

I was pretty ok with Verity being a widow, but I was also ok with that being a fake-out. It will make for a very different kind of relationship given the trauma both have been through.

The mystery was interesting enough. A case of where the events leading up to the murders was more intriguing than whodunnit.

It's cool that Verity is in the secret service. I'm sure that aspect of her character will get put to good use in future books.

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A Fatal Illusion, by Anna Lee Huber

Kiera and Gage investigate the shooting of his father, in a village determined to keep its secrets

Anna Lee Huber offers up another well-written historical mystery in her Lady Darby series featuring the intrepid investigators Kiera (formerly Lady Darby) and her husband, Sebastian Gage. The plot centers around an attack on Kiera’s father-in-law, Lord Gage, by a gang of highwaymen. Injured and bed-bound, Lord Gage is forced to sit on the sidelines while Sebastian and Kiera investigate. But their inquiries are stymied at every turn.The villagers seem curiously reluctant to talk about the robbers. Lord Gage is uncharacteristically reticent. And the local doctor and his wife may be hiding their own secrets…

While the mystery is challenging, the family relationships proved the real draw for me in this novel. Gage has a painful history with his father, and Kiera’s relationship with him is similarly fraught. Lord Gage is a complex man, difficult and controlling. The presence of Sebastian’s recently-discovered illegitimate brother, Henry, whom Lord Gage refuses to acknowledge, adds an additional layer of tension. Yet there are hints in this book that he has a softer side, though he hides it well. His delight in his infant granddaughter serves to humanize him, making me just a little more sympathetic to him despite his obfuscations and bluster… for Lord Gage, it seems, knows more about his attackers and their motives than he is willing to share. And there is more going on in the village of Wentbridge, and in the home of Dr. Barton (where the Gages are staying) than just a simple band of highwaymen. 

The warmth and commitment of Kiera and Sebastian’s marriage provides a welcome contrast to the strained family relationships mentioned above. Add in the setting’s vague connection to Robin Hood, a more definite connection to the Yorkshire West Riding Revolt some years earlier, and the intriguing Dr. Barton and his wife, and the novel is quite compelling. I really enjoyed it, and of course, I can’t wait for the next Lady Darby mystery!

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Verity Kent Series by Anna Lee Huber

Dear Fellow Reader, I am back to talk about another mystery series. These books readily available from my local library both in book and eBook form. I know how I found this series. (a rare event) The latest in the series came out recently and my local bookstore had an event where a local mystery writer (Erica Ruth Neubauer) was going to interview the author. I did not attend the event, but I…

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Anna Huber by Emmanuelle Hauguel

- Elle France, March 2006

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Treacherous Is the Night by Anna Lee Huber

Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical mystery, Cozy mystery

A London séance sets a lady spy on a deadly mission across Europe in this post-WWI Era mystery by the Daphne Award-winning author of This Side of Murder.

Verity Kent can sympathize with those eager to make contact with lost loved ones. After all, she once believed herself a war widow. But now that she’s discovered Sidney is very much alive, Verity is having enough trouble connecting with her estranged husband, never mind the dead. Still, at a friend’s behest, Verity attends a séance with a medium claiming to channel sensitive information from a surprising source: a woman Verity once worked with in the Secret Service.  Refusing to believe her former colleague is dead—let alone divulging secrets—Verity is determined to uncover the source of the medium’s top-secret revelation. But her investigation is thwarted when the spiritualist is murdered. As once-trusted Secret Service agents turn their backs on her, Verity heads to war-torn Belgium, with Sidney by her side. But as they draw ever closer to danger, Verity wonders if she’s about to learn the true meaning of till death do us part.   “Huber combines intricate puzzles with affecting human drama.”—Publishers Weekly

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Pros: I found the writing to be very efficient. It was descriptive, the characters and dialogue was believable, it didn't feel like she was adding a bunch of unnecessary description to reach a word count or have a more intellectual book. Most of the characters are likeable, as far as the protagonists, even the one I didn't like, I still felt on the fence about because of how real and complex the characters feel.''

Cons: There is really only one character I disliked, but it didn't really take away from the story. One scene was incredibly frustrating, because it felt like the characters only acted the way they did to prolong the novel. If they had acted differently (and I feel logically) the book would have been a few hours shorter, but we wouldn't have discovered all of the nooks and crannies of the mystery. I appreciate what the author did for the story of the book, but I wish that scene had been handled differently because it felt like a huge plot hole.

Book Club Question:

Are the characters likeable? What does that mean for the story? Which character do you most relate to?

For the most part, yes. I don't like Sidney though. For me, this makes the story easy to read, as I'm not annoyed constantly by characters I can't stand. I'm not sure I relate to any of the characters. A lot of them had straight-people-problems I just don't empathize with. There is at one point, a spirit that is summoned during the séance at the very beginning of the book who I interpreted as gay. I could see my parents being in the same situation as his, so I think I connected the most with him, even though he only had like one line.

How Queer is it?

I give a 2/5 on the queer scale for the above reason.

Rating

Setting: 4/5

Story: 4/5

Characters: 4/5

Queerness: 2/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

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Anna Baldini, Una collana d’autore. Centopagine nell'epistolario di Italo Calvino, in Infinite scritture. Luciano Bianciardi 100+1: i convegni del 2023, Edited by Riccardo Castellana and Gianni Turchetta, Ex Cogita, Milano, 2024, pp. 69-87

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Had I but known that the art which for so long had proven my solace could one day turn deadly, a great calamity might have been avoided.

Anna Lee Huber, from A Deceptive Composition