A young man tries to find out about mysteries in his family
“The Sixteen Trees of the Somme” by Lars Etting – a book about family secrets and wood
July Wrap up – and some thoughts about how much and what you read and if it really matters
Does it really matter how much you read or how quickly you do it ?
“White Gold” by Giles Milton – the story of white slaves captured by Barbary pirates
There is a sadly growing phenomenon called “whataboutery”. This applies when someone mentions a particularly good or bad thing and someone else seeks to dilute the effect of the comment by talking about something else – they tend to start their sentences with “What about …?”. One of the places on social media I have … Continue reading “White Gold” by Giles Milton – the story of white slaves captured by Barbary pirates
“Fridge” by Emma Zadow – a play script about coming home and trying to escape from it
A play set in Norfolk about the relationship between two sisters
“Jane Austen at Home” by Lucy Worsley – a biography of the writer which is also a social history of the time
A biography of the great writer
“Legacy” by Nora Roberts – our heroine is a keep-fit guru but someone is out to kill her
A romance with a touch of suspense
“My Life in Houses” by Margaret Forster – an interesting way to write a biography
An engaging and unusual autobiography of the writer
“The Victorian House” by Judith Flanders – an engaging piece of social history
A look at Victorian life for ordinary people using the house and its rooms as a framework
“V2” by Robert Harris – a novel featuring weapons and war but really about people and choices
A book about the weapons programme at the end of the war
“Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi explores what home means for those affected by slavery
Two sisters - two experiences but both tainted by slavery
