books by Erika Mailman (images woman witch)

books by Erika Mailman

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8 reviews
Erika Mailman

Heyday Books, 2007

San Francisco Bay Guardian Review
These days, if you were to hear the expression "ill fame," you might conjure up the Us Weekly mug shot of some wannabe celebrity. But in the San Francisco of 150 years ago, terms like "ill fame" and "frail" were slurs branding a woman as a prostitute -- and, as such, crop up with colorful frequency in Oakland author Erika Mailman's seductive debut novel, Woman of Ill Fame. Mailman deftly ...

Oakland Hills (CA) (Images of America)

2 reviews
Erika Mailman

Arcadia Publishing, 2004

Great book on the history of the Oakland hills
Erika Mailman is a young lady who really knows her Oakland history. She has a regular column in the local newspaper (the Montclarion) where she shares insight of the area's rich history. In this book, she compiles old photographs from the Oakland Library History Room and creates a nice historic album of the Oakland Hills area (Montclair, Trestle Glen, Rockridge, and other areas of Oakland). ...

The Witch's Trinity: A Novel
Erika Mailman

Crown, 2007

The Witch's Trinity: A Novel

12 reviews
Erika Mailman

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Beautifully written
If you are a fan of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, my feeling is that you'll also be a fan of Mailman's truly engrossing novel THE WITCH'S TRINITY, given the similar themes of alienation, fear and mortality. Set in the early 16th century, the novel delves into the darker side of the human spirit, where neighbors turn on each another and family members accuse one another of witchcraft for ...