A young man tries to find out about mysteries in his family

Does it really matter how much you read or how quickly you do it ?

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

A play set in Norfolk about the relationship between two sisters

A biography of the great writer

A romance with a touch of suspense

An engaging and unusual autobiography of the writer

A look at Victorian life for ordinary people using the house and its rooms as a framework

A book about the weapons programme at the end of the war

Two sisters - two experiences but both tainted by slavery