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Monthly Archives: July 2020
The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 19)
Hilary Mantel is an impressive writer and she proves this again in The Mirror and the Light, the last book in her series on Thomas Cromwell. It was such a strange experience to move from a very negative and antagonistic … Continue reading
Posted in Books to Read During a Pandemic, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Spiritual
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The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 18)
Robert Harris is an author that never fails to inform and entertain me. He is known for his historical books, like Imperium, which is about ancient Rome or Fatherland, which is about Nazi Germany, but The Second Sleep shows a … Continue reading
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 17)
As I have mentioned previously, I have been very reluctant to read any books by new authors during this pandemic, sticking instead to those who I know are reliable. But recently, either because of Amazon’s seductive emails offering discount prices … Continue reading
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The Poppy War and the Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang (Books to Read During a Pandemic, Part 16)
Over the years I have read many fantasy books but I have never found a series that uses Asian history to such good effect as The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang. Using 12th century China as a back drop, … Continue reading
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Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Books To Read During a Pandemic, Part 15)
Young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist, lives in a rambling old manor house with her father and two older sisters, their mother having passed away quite tragically when Flavia was quite young. Their father, dealing with both the loss … Continue reading
Posted in Books to Read During a Pandemic, Detective novel, Fiction, Mystery, Series, Suspense
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