An ex-convict chasing a missing treasure through a code hidden in children's books
A childhood favourite revisited
The further adventures of Anne Shirley and her family
Murder among the birds
A birdwatcher is killed
How others see us
The history of indigenous travellers from the Americas to Europe
Life in the library
Stories of library users - some amusing, some sad and some touching
Murder at the snowy wedding
A bridesmaid is killed at a wedding on New Year's Eve
An unfair verdict
A court case about a murder where the decision was very likely unfair
A history of the home
A history of British houses room by room
Retelling the past in a fuller way
A retelling of the WW2 story which still honours the prisoners
A hard but rewarding life in Africa
Alexandra Fuller wrote the story of her childhood in Africa as Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight (see my review here). It was a fascinating and often funny story and the person who remained in the memory of the reader for longest was the author’s mother Nicola. Nicola was a complex person who lived … Continue reading A hard but rewarding life in Africa










