Tag Archive for heresy

Wondrous Words Wednesday

It has been ages since I’ve had some good words for WWW, but historical fiction is always good for teaching me some new vocabulary.  This week, my words come from a book I recently finished – Heresy, by S.J. Parris. 1. Reredorter – a name sometimes given to the latrines attached to monastic houses “We were on the first floor… Read more

New to my library

I am in the middle of a stretch of 8 straight weeks on the road, so I was pleased to have a few new books to take along with me! Here are the newest additions to my bookshelves: First is a repeat author for me, Eric van Lustbader. (I reviewed his novel, First Daughter, back in August, 2008.) In this… Read more