Rose Trabbic

Rose Trabbic

Rose Trabbic is the Publicist at Ignatius Press. She works from home and lives in southwest Florida with her husband, Joseph, and their three young children.

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  1. Rose Trabbic

    I recently read a novel by an author I knew nothing about: Shadows and Images by Meriol Trevor. Meriol Trevor lived from 1919–2000. She was educated at St. Hugh’s College in Oxford. It turns out that she was one of the most prolific Catholic writers of the twentieth century, writing… Read more »

    Tags: Europe historical fiction Jane Austen John Henry Newman Louis de Wohl love Meriol Trevor Oxford Movement Regency novels

  2. Rose Trabbic

    The Crusades: Fact and Fiction

    October 21, 2014 5:27 pm 5 Comments

    A few weeks ago I posted about how I discovered the riches of the novels of Louis de Wohl here. A few readers suggested that I read The Last Crusader, about Don Juan of Austria. It was perfect timing, since I recently had a conversation with my mom about the… Read more »

    Tags: crusades historical fiction Louis de Wohl The Last Crusader

  3. Rose Trabbic

    Several years ago, I bought a novel by Louis de Wohl as a birthday present for my husband. At the time, I was a little burned out on stories about the saints, so I gave no thought to reading it myself. Fast forward three years, and I am given the… Read more »

    Tags: historical fiction history Louis de Wohl novelists recommendations saints St. Augustine St. Francis of Assisi St. Helena St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Thomas Aquinas The Golden Thread The Joyful Beggar The Living Wood The Quiet Light The Restless Flame