Every story has a beginning, an opening line. With some novels that the first sentence contain resonances for the whole novel, echoes or hints of what will come. Others reveal their themes slowly, line by line, over the first few paragraphs. Whatever the style of opening, the best offer a tantalising invitation to read on. … Continue reading Well Begun – Some Books I Love
Pamela Belle
Book Review – Wintercombe by Pamela Belle
Wintercombe by Pamela Belle follows a year in the life of the St Barbe family, from October 1644 to September 1645, at the height of the First English Civil War. The St Barbes are a Puritan family and hold the estate of Wintercombe near the village of Norton St Philip in Somerset. Two years earlier, … Continue reading Book Review – Wintercombe by Pamela Belle
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