The author tries to trace her family's connections to the royal house of Prussia
1965 – “Dune” by Frank Herbert
A distant planet with no water but a great resource - great enough to fight over
A history of an important family during the Tudor period
A history of the Howard family - Dukes of Norfolk
A young woman opens a bookshop but not everyone is happy – a delight to read
A young woman opens a bookshop in 1950s East Anglia
All the characters including the thieves and a murderer are on a paddle steamer on the Mississippi – what could go wrong ?
Historical crime set in Louisiana in teh nineteenth century
1964 – You Only Live Twice
A James Bond novel
More historical fiction – this time set in Ancient Rome
Crime mystery set in Ancient Rome
1963 – “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” by John Le Carre
A spy novel about betrayal
Historical fiction set in Germany before the war – clever and atmospheric
A British actress lives in Berlin in the 1930s
1962 – “A Clockwork Orange” by Anthony Burgess
Written in a lyrical, unique style










