Clik here to view.
Renegade by Robyn Young
One of the reasons I love reading historical fiction is that it gives me an opportunity to learn about historical people and events that I might otherwise have gone through life knowing little or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2016 Walter Scott Prize longlist announced
As some of you may know, I am in the process of slowly working my way through all the shortlisted titles for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction since it began in 2010. Historical fiction is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis
Life is not easy for Anne Jaccob, the young protagonist (more anti-heroine than heroine) of The Butcher’s Hook. Her mother is an invalid, her father is cold and distant, and she is struggling to warm...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My commonplace book: February 2016
commonplace book Definition: noun a notebook in which quotations, poems, remarks, etc, that catch the owner’s attention are entered Collins English Dictionary ~ A summary of this month’s reading, in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lion and the Cross by Joan Lesley Hamilton
If you’re looking for the perfect book to read as St Patrick’s Day approaches, this could be it. Originally published in 1979, The Lion and the Cross: A Novel of Saint Patrick and Ancient Ireland has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Classics Spin #12: My list
The Classics Club have announced another of their Classics Spins today; I wasn’t sure whether to take part as I’m already reading two classics (Mauprat by George Sand and Vanity Fair by William...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ten-Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler
What a wonderful imagination Christopher Fowler has! This fourth novel in the Bryant and May mystery series involves the bizarre deaths of several minor celebrities, a mysterious highwayman complete...
View Article
![Personal Investments • Re: 401k investments [which to choose?]](http://i.imgur.com/wA51OIw.png)
