Dangerous Women by Hope Adams — stitched in history
Fact and fiction are woven together in Dangerous Women, a tale of female prisoners on a transport ship to Australia and the beautiful Rajah quilt they create.
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historical fiction
The German Girl by Armando Lucas Correa – truth of inhumanity
The German Girl brings to light a little-known episode in history, one that, until the early part of this century,
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Tombland by C J Sansom – the peasants are revolting
One of the pleasures of reading the series by C J Sansom set in Tudor times, is that he seamlessly
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10, 15, Or Maybe 20 Books Of Summer 2021?
I’ve had a month free of reading events so am feeling more relaxed than I was when I wrote one
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Sample Sunday Scrutinises Unread Books: Ds
Lindsay Davis, E M Delafield and Achmat Dangor are among the unread books on my shelves. Should I keep them or let go to a better home?
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