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Lancashire soldiers responding to the patriotic call for World War 1 as portrayed in The Heart Stone by Judith Barrow
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The Heart Stone by Judith Barrow – resilience under pressure

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 BookerTalk 12 Comments Book Reviews, Honno Press, Judith Barrow, Welsh authors

The Heart Stone has all the characteristics that I’ve come to expect and love in novels from the Welsh independent

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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold [Book Review]

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021 BookerTalk 21 Comments Book Reviews, Hallie Rubenhold, Jack the Ripper

History has labelled the 5 victims of Jack the Ripper as prostitutes. In The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Hallie Rubenhold debunks the myth and gives the women their voices

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The Great Passage by Shiona Miura: a voyage through words

January 31, 2021February 7, 2021 BookerTalk 15 Comments Book Reviews, Japanese authors, Shion Miura

Until I read The Great Passage my understanding of the complexities involved in writing and publishing a dictionary was next

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Advent by Jane Fraser: Loyalty Versus Desire

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 BookerTalk 15 Comments Book Reviews, Honno, independent publishers, Welsh authors

The forces of family loyalty and duty do battle with one woman’s desire for an independent life in Janet Fraser’s

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The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 BookerTalk 45 Comments Book Reviews

Fact and fiction blend seamlessly in The Last Painting of Sara de Voss, Dominic Smith’s remarkable novel about choices and

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