Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris If you had set out in the summer of 1660 to travel the four miles from Boston to Cambridge, Massachusetts, the first house you would have come to after crossing the Charles River would have been the Goodkins’. Foster by Claire Keegan Early on Sunday, after first Mass at … Continue reading My Reading – January 2023
Author: Catherine Meyrick
The White Sails Series Collector’s Edition by Emma Lombard
Today I’m delighted to have Emma Lombard on my blog talking about her award-winning The White Sails Series novel as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The White Sails Series has icy winter storms, opportunistic mercenaries, uncharted lands, and a colourful crew of sailors all lashed together by an … Continue reading The White Sails Series Collector’s Edition by Emma Lombard
Rosalind by Jessie Mills
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Jessie Mills novel, Rosalind: DNA’s Invisible Woman, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Rosalind is the story of Rosalind Franklin, the woman who discovered the structure of DNA, but whose work was co-opted by three men who won a … Continue reading Rosalind by Jessie Mills
The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Siobhan Daiko’s newly released novel, The Flame Tree, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Flame Tree is part of Siobhan’s Hong Kong Collection set during World War 2. In the spring of 1939, dashing young William Burton and … Continue reading The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko
Caledon by Virginia Crow
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Virginia Crow’s novel Caledon as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Caledon is historical fantasy set in Scotland in the aftermath of the defeat of the Jacobite forces at the battle of Culloden. Francis and Catherine were clearly brother and … Continue reading Caledon by Virginia Crow
Book Review – Souvenirs from Kyiv by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
Souvenirs from Kyiv is a collection of short stories, each capable of standing alone but taken together they give the reader some understanding of the harrowing experiences of the Ukrainian people during World War 2. The stories are arranged chronologically from 1942 to the war’s end, moving geographically around Ukraine beginning in Kyiv and then … Continue reading Book Review – Souvenirs from Kyiv by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
Sisters of Castle Leod by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard’s newly released novel, Sisters of Castle Leod, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The count and Mama, their eyes glued to each other like long-lost lovers, began making their way through the crowd, no doubt assuming … Continue reading Sisters of Castle Leod by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
2022 – A Year of Reading
This year I came nowhere near my long term goal of reading a book a week with this year’s tally of 34 books read for the whole year. I do have a genuine excuse as the first four months was spent preparing my latest novel for publication. Despite the best of intentions my reviewing was … Continue reading 2022 – A Year of Reading
My Reading – December 2022
Souvenirs of Kyiv by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger The Herr Oberst came to me on a sunny afternoon just a week ago. Forever Home by Graham Norton The Back Quay of Ballytoor was where things used to be. The Double by Fyodor DostoevskyIt was a little before eight o’clock in the morning when Titular Councillor Yakov Petrovich … Continue reading My Reading – December 2022
Background Music – 2022
People have always loved music, both making it and listening to it. Many of us like to have it in the background while we work. Unfortunately, while I can block out random chatter and street noises when I need intense concentration, I can’t block the music. Music is for the times when I can appreciate … Continue reading Background Music – 2022
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