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1599 A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare – James Shapiro
I first heard about this book from the Baillie-Gifford Prize podcast (The Read Smart podcast). I found a copy at the library. Here’s the blurb … 599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England Shakespeare wrote four of his … Continue reading
Filed under 4, Biography, History, Recommended, Serious
In Love with George Eliot – Kathy O’Shaughnessy
I picked this up from the book exchange at Floreat Forum and then it languished on the ‘tbr’ shelf for sometime. Then I came across a free audible version, so I listened to it. Here’s the blurb … Marian Evans … Continue reading
Filed under 4, Biography, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Recommended
The Murder of Mr Wickham – Claudia Grey
This is like the love child of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen, a country house murder mystery with Jane Austen characters. Here’s the blurb … A summer house party turns into a whodunit when Mr. Wickham, one of literature’s most … Continue reading
Filed under 3, Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue – V E Schwab
After the success of listening to The Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting, I decided I needed to listen to something else. I found this one on Mr H’s audible list. Here’s the blurb … France, 1714: in a moment of … Continue reading
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The Mirror and the Light – Hilary Mantel
The long-awaited third in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy. ‘If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?’ England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. … Continue reading
Filed under 4, Historical Fiction, Recommended, Serious
The Game of Kings – Dorothy Dunnett
I first heard about this series at Cornflower Books and decided to listen to the Audible version. Here is the Wikipedia summary Living mostly by his wits and his sword-arm in 16th-century Scotland, Francis Crawford of Lymond is a charismatic … Continue reading
Filed under 4, Historical Fiction
Lolly Willowes – Sylvia Townsend Warner
This was novel was recommended by a friend and I took a while to get to it, but I am glad I did. Here is the plot summary from Wikipedia … Lolly Willowes is satirical comedy of manners incorporating elements of … Continue reading
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Wish You Were Here – Stewart O’Nan
I have been keen to read anything by Stewart O’Nan since I read about him here. I eventually found a copy of Wish You Were Here at the library – none of my local book stores stocked any of his works. I’m … Continue reading
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Some Luck – Jane Smiley
This was a Christmas present – I liked A Thousand Acres, so I was keen to read this one. Here is the blurb … On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass … Continue reading
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Cat and Fiddle – Lesley Jorgensen
I have a few books for which I need to write reviews – it is just a matter of finding the time. I read a review of Cat and Fiddle in The Australian (same article as The Rosie Project) and I was … Continue reading
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