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Toby A. Smith

@halkidyounger

Author of independent, experiential book reviews, lover of photography, curious about ideas, and novice watercolorist. Retired writer-producer.

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On Sale TODAY! GABRIELE by sisters Anne Berest (THE POSTCARD) and Claire Berest. The love story of their ancestors - an artist and a writer - who are two iconoclasts. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2024/10/28/gab…

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WE ALL LIVE HERE by Jojo Moyes - her newest novel about a woman recovering from a painful divorce and helping to build a new and very unusual blended family. #books #bookreview #divorce tobyasmith.com/2025/04/30/we-…

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Coming in just about two weeks - THE CARDINAL - new historical fiction by historical Alison Weir, who provides a credible and quite detailed back story to Thomas Wolsey, the brilliant advisor to England’s King Henry VIII. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2025/05/10/the…

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Fans of Isabel Allende won’t want to miss her newest #HistoricalFiction MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2024/12/28/my-…

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On Sale Today! CLASS CLOWN by Dave Barry. His autobiography is both interesting AND funny. #books #humor #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2025/04/06/cla…

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AN AMERICAN NURSE IN PARIS by John F. Andrews is tense #HistoricalFiction about a #WWI #nurse and the powerful vs. the powerless. #books #bookreview #war tobyasmith.com/2025/05/17/an-…

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Coming in July! UNDER THE STARS - new #historicalFiction from Beatriz Williams. Three women, three stories, three time periods. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2025/05/29/und…

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IOLA LEROY SHADOWS UPLIFTED - by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper - historical fiction we should have read in school by a fascinating woman. An intimate look at the lives of enslaved people before and after the American Civil War. #books #bookreview #history tobyasmith.com/2025/06/02/iol…

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STRANGERS IN TIME by David Baldacci. #HistoricalFiction about London during #WWII where 3 unlikely people meet and bond under surprising circumstances. Page Turner! #books #bookreview #war #children tobyasmith.com/2025/06/07/str…

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NAPOLEON'S SHADOW WIFE by James Conroyd Martin. Just how successful can a hidden mistress be in exerting political power over her European conquerer-lover? New historical fiction examines just that question. #books #bookreview #France #Poland #power tobyasmith.com/2025/06/17/nap…

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DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce is World War II historical fiction unlike the others. It begins with one tone but winds up in a surprising place. With a focus on women's experiences on the Homefront. Quite Compelling! #books #bookreview #WWII tobyasmith.com/2025/06/21/dea…

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THE RIVER WE REMEMBER by William Kent Krueger is a bestseller I just got around to. Oh, the secrets kept in small towns! This one's a true page-turner! tobyasmith.com/2025/06/30/the… #books #bookreview #Minnesota #UnitedStates

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On Sale Today! A BOOKSELLER IN MADRID by Mario Escobar. Intense #HistoricalFiction with a deep and thoughtful examination of #Fascism #books #bookreview #Spain tobyasmith.com/2025/02/27/a-b…

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THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU - the newest historical fiction from bestselling author Kristin Harmel is a FIVE-star read! An unusual World #War II story with increasing tension about #family, #loyalty, #morality and never giving up tobyasmith.com/2025/07/03/the… #books #bookreview

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THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE by bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet) may make you feel unmoved at the start. But if you stick with it, you'll be well rewarded! Maggie O' Farrell tobyasmith.com/2025/07/05/the… #books #bookreview

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THE COUNTRY GIRL by Sally Tarpey is the first of a two-volume series looking at class and World War I and their impact on English society. #books #bookreview #women tobyasmith.com/2025/07/09/the…

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WHAT ART DOES by Brian Eno and Bette A. was a complete and delightful surprise! Thoughtful text and creatively presented with hand-drawn images, it's guaranteed to shift your mindset about what constitutes art and where we see it. #books #bookreview #art tobyasmith.com/2025/07/10/wha…

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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by bestselling author MAGGIE O'FARRELL (HAMNET) scores another win with this honest, deep, and perceptive look into relationships, and all the influences that impact their success. #books #bookreview tobyasmith.com/2025/07/15/thi…

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AMIKAE: STIRRINGS OF AN ABOLITIONIST by Patrick Ismond - historical fiction looking at the early days of the abolitionist movement in Britain from the eyes of an enslaved boy. Fascinating! tobyasmith.com/2025/07/23/ami… #racism #slavery #bookreview

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Coming in September! ISABELA'S WAY by Barbara Stark-Nemon. Historical Fiction about a young embroider who becomes a target for the Inquisition. Loved reading about the complexity of travel in the 1600s! #books #bookreview #HistoricalFiction tobyasmith.com/2025/07/30/isa…