Tag: And Only to Deceive

• Baking for Bookworms: English Muffins from Tasha Alexander’s And Only to Deceive

  October 9, 2015

  Baking for Bookworms

  And Only to Deceive, baking, baking for bookworms, English muffins, Tasha Alexander

  Tasha Alexander’s book doesn’t include very many mentions of food. It’s mostly a part of the general scenery, but it does play one important role, which is to highlight the tension between toeing the line of society’s rules and flaunting them. Some of the food is the height of what English society expects while other…

• Women Writers Reading Challenge #42: And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander

  September 24, 2015

  Reading Challenge

  And Only to Deceive, historical fiction, Lady Emily Series, reading challenge, Tasha Alexander, women writers

  This historical fiction was highly enjoyable, filled with interesting characters and not a little intrigue. As Tasha Alexander comments at the back of the book, Lady Emily enjoys an interesting place in society. As a widow, she’s as free from outside influence as she could possibly be. Since she hardly knew her husband, she doesn’t…