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Noontime Chat Coming Up
October 26th, 2008
Everybody, be sure and join J. Kaye from J. Kaye’s Book Blog and me this week for our noontime chats. We’re going to be reading The Firemaster’s Mistress by Christie Dickason. Here’s a bit about the book from the back cover:
England in the early reign of James I: an unsteady nation adapts to its new king; Shakespeare labors over the tragedies of Othello and Macbeth; bearbaiting is a popular diversion . . . and Guy Fawkes, with a small group of desperate men, hatches a terrifying plot to assassinate the king and all of Parliament by explosion.
Francis Quoynt is a firemaster who would rather make fireworks than war. Kate Peach is a poor glovemaker and a mistress to the powerful Hugh Taylor, who is forced to hide her Catholicism as she spends her days looking out on noisy, teeming London streets crowded with prostitutes and drunks.
Once Francis and Kate were lovers before the firemaster abandoned her and the plague destroyed her family. Now they will meet again—as enemies—caught up in the maelstrom of treachery and violence surrounding Fawkes’s malevolent plot. In the midst of chaos and madness, the flame of their romance will be dangerously rekindled, as their lives and the London they know are changed forever.
Monday and Wednesday will be over at J. Kaye’s Book Blog
Tuesday and Thursday will be here at Peeking Between the Pages
Friday will be at both as we wrap up the discussion.
Please pop by and join in the discussion if you have read the book or are reading it and leave us lots of comments. My post on Tuesday may early or late-not sure yet. I’ll be taking my dad in for knee surgery but it’ll be up for sure at some point in the day.
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I am sooooooo excited!
I’ll be ready at Noontime…lol!
Did we ever determine-are you 2 hrs ahead of me? I think you are but I’m really not sure.
Either way, I’ll check in on you often around that time.
I’m not familiar with Christie Dickason, but I wanted to say that I love the idea of noontime chats!
I can’t wait to see what you both thought about this one!
Dar, I’ll be thinking about your dad on Tuesday and hope all goes well and he recovers quickly.
Shana
Literarily
Have fun with this Dar! I don’t have the book so won’t be following along. Good luck to your dad with his surgery and prayers for a speedy recovery!
Nymeth, me too. They’re fun. J. Kaye has the best ideas!
Shana, I started it last night and I like it so far. Thanks for the well wishes for my papa. I appreciate it.
Bonnie, thanks so much for the prayers. I appreciate it.
what an interesting concept!!! I’ll definitely peek in to see what’s going on. And hope your dad recovers quickly!
Trish, thanks so much
Hope your Dad does well, I’ll be thinking about him.
So glad to be following your blog.
I am excited about the noon-time chats.
Veronica, thanks for the well wishes for my dad. I’m glad you visit as well. I really enjoy your blog too. I’m behind on visiting blogs right now but I’m getting there.