Patricia Furstenberg, Author

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Smorgasbord Book Promotions 2026 – Share an Excerpt – Boost one of your books – #Medievalhistory – When Secrets Bloom: An enchanting Transylvanian : Some secrets heal. Others kill by Patricia Furstenb... In this regular series for 2026, you are invited to share an excerpt of 400 to 500 words from any book you have written you would like to give a boost to. This feature is for any author who has bee…

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Smorgasbord Book Promotions 2026 – Share an Excerpt – Boost one of your books – #Medievalhistory – When Secrets Bloom: An enchanting Transylvanian : Some secrets heal. Others kill by Patricia Furstenb... In this regular series for 2026, you are invited to share an excerpt of 400 to 500 words from any book you have written you would like to give a boost to. This feature is for any author who has bee…

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Extract from EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla | @mercierpress.bsky.social - Swirl and Thread ‘When reality itself becomes the conspiracy . . .’ EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla was first published in Irish by Coiscéim in 2022. It won an Oireachtas Literary Award and was awarded Irish Language Novel...

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1 March, Martisor – Tradition and Symbolism in Romania #Im4Ro - Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books The Martisor is a traditional offering of good luck on 1st March together with wishes for good health, happiness and love. Seasonal symbolism of Romania. Charming and pure. Memories.

On my blog, a bit of history and tradition for #1stMarch, day of Marţişor in Romania
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Winding Up the Week #461 In this celebratory St David’s Day special, I explore the literary landscape with a distinctly Welsh twist, revisit books read and reviewed, uncover some of the finest writing about literature acro…

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Winding Up the Week #461 In this celebratory St David’s Day special, I explore the literary landscape with a distinctly Welsh twist, revisit books read and reviewed, uncover some of the finest writing about literature acro…

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Winding Up the Week #460 This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including International Book Gi…

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Too Far Standing Still by Lisette Brodey #BookReview #TuesdayBookBlog Book review. Too Far Standing Still is the third fast-paced, character-driven psychological drama / suspense novel set in New York City, written by talented Lisette Brodey.

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Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight – #Humour #Life Bogie in a Human World – You’re Late, I’ve Already Started by Cheryl Spears Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Cheryl Spears…Bogie in a Human World Book 2 – You’re Late, I’ve Already Started About the book Bogie in a Human World (T…

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Winding Up the Week #459 This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Reading Wales Month 26 and Reading Ireland Month 2026, keep up with…

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Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove My latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the second book in the original series, published in 1946. This years its 80th anniversary is being celebrated by Moominites arou…

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Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2026 -Baie dankie my vriend Linda Mooi from Sally aged Ten. Capetown 1963 #Influencers by Sally Cronin In the other posts on this theme I mentioned that when looking back at my life, I was grateful for the support and love from family and friends, but that those who taught me a valuable lesson or wh…

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Retired teacher Antonio La Cava travels to the villages of Basilicata in his lovely little bookmobile to promote reading. Truly Amazing. #books #booklovers #bookworm

Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2026 Explore the Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2026, featuring exciting titles from various genres, including historical fiction.

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Too Far Standing Still by Lisette Brodey #BookReview #TuesdayBookBlog Book review. Too Far Standing Still is the third fast-paced, character-driven psychological drama / suspense novel set in New York City, written by talented Lisette Brodey.

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Smorgasbord Book Promotions 2026 – Share an Excerpt – Boost one of your books – In this series beginning in February 2026, you are invited to share an excerpt of 400 to 500 words from any book you have written you would like to give a boost to. This feature is for any author w…

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Top Ten Books I Read in 2025 The Top Ten Books I Read in 2025, featuring amazing Indie and Traditionally published titles and Historical Novel Society reviews.

Thrilled to discover When Secrets Bloom is on
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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – 1st – 7th December – Pets and Christmas, Big Band Era, Footloose, Curry Recipe, Ireland 1944s, Short Stories, Christmas Book Fair, Funnies Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord. I hope you are all beginning to enjoy the run up to Christmas. I am avoiding buying some of the festive treats until…

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Winding Up the Week #450 This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce next year’s Nonfiction Reader Challenge along with Hungarian Lit Month 2…

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Winding Up the Week #449 This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Non-Fiction 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversar…

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🕯When Secrets Bloom 📘New 5⭐️#BookReview
"The novel is at its sharpest in the way it handles “the secret.” Every major character carries one... But Furstenberg never reduces these secrets to plot twists. They are social currency."
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"A richly woven, quietly incendiary novel that treats history not as backdrop but as pressure. Patricia Furstenberg’s # WhenSecretsBloom enters 1463 Transylvania with the confidence of a writer who knows the terrain—political, cultural, spiritual."
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"A richly woven, quietly incendiary novel that treats history not as backdrop but as pressure. Patricia Furstenberg’s # WhenSecretsBloom enters 1463 Transylvania with the confidence of a writer who knows the terrain—political, cultural, spiritual."
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Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair – New Book Spotlight – #Psychological #Suspense Too Far Standing Still by Lisette Brodey Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Lisette Brodey… Too Far Standing Still About the book From the author of Twice a Broken Breath and What the Years Remember How far would y…

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Indie Spotlight: Book Review of When Secrets Bloom by Patricia Furstenberg – Bonnie Reads and Writes Indie Spotlight is my effort to help promote Indie books. You can help too by sharing this post with all your social media followers. Below see my review of an amazing novel, When Secrets Bloom, th…

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When Secrets Bloom – Patricia Furstenberg – BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU THINK Secrets and Superstition – 5* You might think, when first reading, that the plot of When Secrets Bloom was the old story told so many times before; that of a woman acting outside the role which pat…

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"A well-constructed story, with convincing and compelling characters who interact... against the background of a medieval city pervaded by racial and religious tensions."

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Let us Talk of Many Things; of Books and Queens and Pirates, of Mystery and Kings...: Serious about a Series Spotlight: Today Patricia Furstenberg A blog about pirates, 1066, King Arthur, history, mysteries, writing and general chit-chat interesting bits and pieces

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A healer defies kings carving her fate, 15th c Transylvania.

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Step into the misty hills of Transylvania with #WhenSecretsBloom, enchanting #historicalfiction where some secrets heal, others kill.
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What blossoms when truth is buried?

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"suspense, feminist historical fiction, and culturally layered storytelling - a narrative as immersive as it is haunting."

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