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"The Last Heir to Blackwood Library" by Hester Fox grabbed me from the first sentence of the prologue, set in 1349 England: "They bricked her up on Saint Georges Day."

The book is interesting because you are in Ivy’s mind, so you see the world and the story from her perspective.

April was one of my best reading months so far this year, both in number of books read and in average rating - and a couple of these books featured in that. Lets get to it, shall we? Previous months: January , February , March Previous years posts can be found here (all linked from the final 2022…

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - We hear a story about two Montana families whose conflicts did much to shape the politics and economy of modern Montana. Bill Vaughn tells that story in “The Last Heir,” recounting twelve decades of triumphs and tragedies. He visits with Lauren Korn, host of The Write Question. ~~~ Music host Scott Prebys previews this weekend’s production of Die Fledermaus in a visit with Kenneth Bowles, vice president of the Western Plains Opera in Minot. ~~~ Tom Isern has ...

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ Lauren speaks with Bill Vaughn, author of ‘The Last Heir: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families’ (Bison Books), the story of the Burke and Herrin families, brought together by marriage.