Ariel Lawhon

Oct 14, 2024 | betterreading.com.au | Ariel Lawhon

Fifty years ago tonight Anna threw herself off a bridge in Berlin. It wasn’t her first brush with death, or even the most violent, but it was the only one that came at her hands. Anna’s husband does not know this, however. She watches him, watching her, and she knows he sees only a fragile old woman who has waited too long for vindication. He sees the carefully cultivated image she presents to the world: a crown of thinning silver hair and tired blue eyes.

Oct 8, 2024 | betterreading.com.au | Ariel Lawhon

Countless others have rendered their verdict. Now it is your turn. Russia, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police herd Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia, where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. Germany, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal.

Jul 8, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Ariel Lawhon

Write your own review! Jill Wonderful Historical Read A wonderful historical fiction read of Martha Ballard, a midwife with a strong moral compass. Taking place in Maine, in the 18th century. In 1789 a dead man is found in the Kennebec River and Martha is called to examine the body.

Jul 1, 2024 | betterreading.com.au | Ariel Lawhon

Countless others have rendered their verdict. Now it is your turn. Russia, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police herd Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia, where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. Germany, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal.

Mar 1, 2024 | stltoday.com | Norma Klingsick |Jillian Cantor |Jessica Knoll |Ariel Lawhon

Women exhibited great courage, determination and loyalty in three of the novels I read for book clubs in January and February.