Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn
The essential purpose of writing must be to please. p324 And please, this book did. Set in the 1930s conjuring … More Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn
Month: April 2022
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
The wrongful conviction and execution of Mahmood Mattan became the first miscarriage of justice ever rectified by a British court, … More The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
Blood Grove by Walter Mosley
This is the 15th book in the Easy Rawlins series, set this time in the summer of ’69 when a … More Blood Grove by Walter Mosley
Music is History by Questlove
I logged into Libby which is linked to our library to look for some books and on the front page … More Music is History by Questlove
Execution by S. J. Parris
The lesson I learnt when reading this book is to stick to one historical detective series at a time. If … More Execution by S. J. Parris
Howard’s End is on the Landing by Susan Hill
During the first lockdown of March 2020 I bought a lot of books. I can read a book every two … More Howard’s End is on the Landing by Susan Hill
The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
I am not sure I could bring myself to visit the Museum of Broken Promises – too much heartache and … More The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
This is the second book in the Bartholomew Chronicles and was just what I needed to read at the time … More An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Sometimes, timing is everything when reading a book. I saved A Long Petal of the Sea to read in the … More A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
This is one of those books I picked up in the library because it had an arresting front cover and … More The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer