Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
This book is a good read and I thoroughly enjoyed the setting of a Native American Reserve for the Lakota … More Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Month: April 2022
The Man who Died Twice by Richard Osman
There is nothing wrong in sinking back into a book and enjoying it, thinking you know what is going to … More The Man who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
I read this book in a day – a couple of sittings – and I loved it. It is a … More Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
What do you call a book that is based on a real person and the facts of their life but … More The Magician by Colm Tóibín
Vine Street by Dominic Nolan
Gosh this book was good. Set in Soho in the 1930s and 1960s covering the attempts at catching a serial … More Vine Street by Dominic Nolan
André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards
Winner of the 2021 Food Award Baking with Fortitude by Dee Rettali Winner of the 2021 Drink Award Inside Burgundy … More André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards
The Jhalak Prize 22
Have you read any of these? Any stand out for you? Not sure I can pick the winner. The Jhalak … More The Jhalak Prize 22
The Jubilee Big Read
10 books for every decade the Queen has reigned. I haven’t read many but those I have are in italics … More The Jubilee Big Read
The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon
During the cold war, West Germany paid East Germany around DM 40,000 per prisoner to bring them back into the … More The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kanon
Between Two Fires by Joshua Yaffa
Truth, ambition and compromise in Putin’s Russia I am not at all surprised that Between Two Fires won the 2021 … More Between Two Fires by Joshua Yaffa