A Long Petal of the Sea is my first Net-galley book of 2020. It is published on 21st January, i.e. Tuesday. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General
Book Review | Dining Out with the Gas Giants by Clare O’Beara
Dining out with the Gas Giants is the third in a wonderful series by Clare O’Beara. I started with the second, loved it, and added the first one last year. I don’t think there’s any problem with that approach. The
Book Review | Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution?
Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832 has quotes on the paperback to promote it: “lively, witty, and above all, a cracking good read. I found it impossible to put down.” The Spectator “A political thriller –
Working on the overall story
Believe it or not, there is an overall story happening in the Princelings series. In the trilogy part it was obvious and complete, but as the stories continue, they are working towards an end point in my mind.
Book Review: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
I wanted to see the play when it opened, but I didn’t. I wanted to read the book, and with the film coming out, I wanted to read the book before I saw the film. And so I read it