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Book Review

Captive of the Labyrinth by Mary Jo Ignoffo

by Carrie S · Oct 15, 2017 at 3:00 am · View all 3 comments

Captive of the Labyrinth

The Winchester Mystery House is a famous tourist attraction in San Jose, California. Sarah Winchester, the owner and builder of the house, became enormously rich thanks to her marriage into the Winchester family (as in Winchester rifles). She moved to San Jose in 1884 or 1885 and purchased an eight-bedroom farmhouse that she added onto almost continuously until her death in 1922. According to legend, after a series of losses including the death of her … Continue reading Captive of the Labyrinth by Mary Jo Ignoffo →

Book Review

There Is No Lovely End by Patty Templeton

by Carrie S · Oct 14, 2017 at 3:00 am · View all 2 comments

There Is No Lovely End

Once again I’ve gotten sucked into a book that, had I known what I was getting into, I never would have read. Nevertheless, I found myself riveted by its offbeat, Weird-Western-Meets-Dickens-Gothic-Horror atmosphere. This is not a romance but may be of interest to those who love the legend behind Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House. For non-fiction about Sarah Winchester, try the biography Captive of the Labyrinth by Mary Jo Ignoffo. Trigger warnings abound, … Continue reading There Is No Lovely End by Patty Templeton →

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