Patricia Furstenberg, Author of Historical Fiction, Kids Books
Travel Through Stories
Enjoy some captivating books this Christmas, because one of the most relaxing holiday pastimes is reading, isn’t it? In no particular order, discover your next historical fiction, time travel, contemporary romance, or gutsy crime thriller. I loved them all.
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Celebrating December the way Romanians did in the old days, with a Romanian legend inherited from time’s haze, with love for the living and a nod to the dead, spirits united on the threshold of a year ahead.
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Mysterious by shape, mythical by reputation, medieval by origin, the Cârța Cistercian Abbey is a place I read about, I dreamed of, returned to, and wrote about in my latest book, Dreamland.
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Marveling at the wooden doors of Merensky Library, University of Pretoria, a building designed like an open book, seems the perfect entertainment after hearing of my Author of the Month nomination and reading about Sumedru’s Fires, a Romanian Autumn tradition.
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Opening doors at dawn at the University of Pretoria as there’s nothing like the cool morning summer breeze when the sun smiles on a leaf and on a fragrant Jacaranda bloom.
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