Sunday, June 27, 2010

Carve her name with pride - R J Minney

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This is one of the greatest stories of bravery & courage to come out of WWII. The men & women who fought behind enemy lines in occup...
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Murder at the flood - Mabel Esther Allan

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Murder at the Flood is a terrifically atmospheric murder mystery set in Norfolk in the 1950s. It’s been reprinted by the wonderful Greylad...
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Travels with a Donkey - Robert Louis Stevenson

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Robert Louis Stevenson set out for a fortnight’s travelling through the Cevennes region of France. The book he wrote about the journey is ca...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

The Shadows in the Street - Susan Hill

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Susan Hill’s series of crime novels featuring Simon Serrailler is one of my favourites. I read more British police procedurals than any oth...
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Commonplace - Christina Rossetti

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Christina Rossetti is one of my favourite poets. She was a member of a talented family. Her brother, Dante Gabriel, was a founding member of...
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Midwinter morning

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It was a beautiful morning so I went for a tour of the garden, camera in hand, before I started on tedious things like housework. We've ...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Death & the Virgin - Chris Skidmore

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Almost 450 years ago, a young woman was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in a deserted country house. Her neck was broken but it was ...
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