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164 reviews
Sheri Holman

Sceptre, 1999

human strength against university knowledge
The main characters in this fine historic novel have totally different backgrounds. Set in the 19th century in England plagued by cholera. An interesting developments of characters and human qualities takes place. Most sympathy is for the young prostitute who takes care for her son and others. She shows more empathy and wisdom of human life than the docter with his passion for medicine.

The Mammoth Cheese

26 reviews
Sheri Holman

Thorndike Press, 2003

A delightful character study
There are so many interwoven stories in this book its hard to know where to begin. At its heart, this book is about life in small town America, and the people who live there. Margaret Pricketts is a struggling farmer/cheesemaker who has hung her hopes for saving her farm on the election promises of Adams Brooke. When he wins the presidency, she finds herself at the center of a plan to present ...

A Stolen Tongue

25 reviews
Sheri Holman

Grove Press, 2008

Works on many levels
The first commandment of historical fiction is: Make it real. Make it seem like the reader is there in that time period, and this Sheri Holman does exceedingly well with her first novel. In 1483 a friar travels from Germany to the Sinai desert on a pilgrimage. The clothes, the modes of travel, the smells and tastes are drawn well enough to bring the reader into the time period, but here also ...

Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars, Korea, A.D. 595 (The Royal Diaries)

25 reviews
Sheri Holman

Scholastic Inc., 2002

The princess of the moon, stars and the universe
Sondok, heir of the royal throne of Silla is more like a man than an elegant lady.She is misunderstood by many of the few people that finally earn her respect in her book.She is a strong and young woman who is interested in the moon and the stars and has a secret love on a servant boy who her father wants her to marry, yet she declines.Sondok is one of 4 daughters who are royal and the heart of ...