33 miners trapped underground - how to get them out ?
“Deep Down Dark” by Hector Tobar. An account of the experience of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground and their rescue
“A Traveller on Horseback” by Christina Dodwell describes life in rural Turkey and Iran in the 1980s
The author travels on Turkey and Iran - mostly on horseback
“Return to the Italian Quarter” by Domenica Del Rosa – recreating Italy in London and the legacy of an immigrant past
Sophie's grandfather is being pursued by a journalist - what exactly did happen during the war ?
“84 Charing Cross Road” by Helene Hanff – possibly the perfect memoir
A memoir told in letter form between New York and London
The Three of Us” by Julia Blackburn – a memoir of a difficult childhood
Two adults and one child - a difficult childhood and three broken people
“To the Is-Land” by Janet Frame is an autobiography showing us the author’s childhood in New Zealand
The autobiography of the award winning author
The Cornwall crime novels by Janie Bolitho and how the location becomes part of the plot
A series of cosy crime novels featuring an artist amateur sleuth
“The Coroner’s Lunch” by Colin Cotterill is set in Laos in the 1970s and is a crime novel
A crime novel set in Laos.
“Island Summers” by Tilly Culme-Seymour- a memoir about holidays on the family’s own Norwegian island
Island Summers by Tilly Culme-Seymour is a memoir of her family childhood told around the landscape and events which happen on their family’s island summer home in Norway. The house is not well enough insulated to be lived in during the harsh winters but it makes an ideal vacation spot for the extended family over … Continue reading “Island Summers” by Tilly Culme-Seymour- a memoir about holidays on the family’s own Norwegian island
February wrap up – where are you getting your books during lockdown ?
I summarise February and talk about where to get books when shops are shut
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