Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era—Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel—using her connections to build a business that would save her husband’s familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly after settling there, she began a nine-year … [Read more...] about MONICA’S WAR by Jo Horne
Interview with Author – Jo Horne
About Jo Horne: Jo Horne is an award-winning and multi-published author of fiction and non-fiction. Publisher's Weekly had high praise for her WWII series--THE PEACEMAKERS--(written under the pen name: Anna Schmidt) noting how she "seamlessly integrates...actual events, and the courageous real-life individuals who fought against Hitler’s regime, with her fictional characters and their story, to produce a strong tale of hope and love in the face of insurmountable obstacles." Jo … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jo Horne
Scout’s Honor – a novel by Dori Ann Dupré
In Haddleboro, North Carolina, Scout Webb is a 14 year old kind and spirited small town southern girl and a tomboy much like her namesake, the young narrator from her mother’s favorite book. With both her name and her Christian faith deeply woven into the fabric of her identity, Scout always felt like she had a lot to live up to and was the kind of girl who made her parents proud. It's August 1983, and Scout is playing on a summer baseball team with Charlie Porter, her best friend since … [Read more...] about Scout’s Honor – a novel by Dori Ann Dupré
