Graveyard Clay (Cré na Cille) by Máirtín Ó Cadhain. Translated by by Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson I wonder am I buried in the Pound Plot or the Fifteen-Shilling Plot? Or did the devil possess them to dump me in the Half-Guinea Plot, after all my warnings? The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald It … Continue reading My Reading – November 2018
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My Reading – October 2018
The Watchers. A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford The Spanish ambassador came to St. James's Palace in Westminster on 9 November 1558, a Wednesday, in time for dinner. The Lady of the Tower by Elizabeth St John Her slap shocked me, for until now she dared not strike where … Continue reading My Reading – October 2018
My Reading – September 2018
The Beaufort Bride by Judith Arnopp It is a wild night. Outside the trees are blackened by rain. Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant Dawn is a pale bruise rising in the night sky when, from inside the palace, a window is flung open and a face appears, its features distorted by the firelight thrown … Continue reading My Reading – September 2018
My Reading – August 2018
The Trick to Time by Kim de Waal Five o'clock, Monday morning, there's a purple light far out at sea. The King and the Catholics : the fight for rights 1829 by Antonia Fraser The story begins with violence: in the summer of 1780 London was the scene of the worst riots the city had … Continue reading My Reading – August 2018
My Reading – July 2018
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan They'd driven all the way to Mr Styles's house before Anna realized that her father was nervous. The Women in Black by Madeleine St John At the end of a hot November day Miss Baines and Mrs Williams of the Ladies' Frocks Department at Goode's were complaining to each other … Continue reading My Reading – July 2018
My Reading – June 2018
The Woman in the Shadows by Carol McGrath 'It is a glorious day: the sky a spread of blue with the midsummer sun slowly rising towards its zenith.' The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa 'Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. The daily recital of the Rosary was over.' The Shadow of the Pomegranate … Continue reading My Reading – June 2018
My Reading – May 2018
Herald of Joy by Pamela Belle The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith The Coffin Path by Katherine Clements Girolamo Savonarola: The Renaissance Preacher by Samantha Morris
My Reading – April 2018
The Good People by Hannah Kent The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal
My Reading – March 2018
Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski Mrs Osmond by John Banville The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
My Reading – February 2018
A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys Pleasing Mr Pepys by Deborah Swift Fortune's Wheel by Carolyn Hughes
