Spell the Month in Books: June 2023
I failed miserably with the May theme for Spell The Month in Books — it was challenging enough to find
Read moreThe Citadel by A J Cronin — healthcare under the spotlight
The Citadel was a hugely popular novel when it was published in 1937. Demand was so high there were more
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The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex — perils of the sea
The Lamplighters takes inspiration from one of the big unsolved puzzles of modern times: the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers
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Sample Sunday: time for the Canadians
It’s been months since I last did a Sample Sunday post so my stacks of owned but unread books are
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The Women in Black by Madeleine St John — a smart edgy comic tale
In The Women in Black the hopes and dreams of four women converge in the Ladies’ Cocktail Frocks section of
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