My Review (5 stars out of 5) Abandoned by her husband in 1980s Glasgow, Agnes Bain hopes for a new start. But she soon seeks solace in alcohol, while her children do all they can to keep her from harm. Her youngest son, Shuggie, knows he’s different to other boys but if he can set…
Category: Historical
‘Solid State’ by Kenneth Womack
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In February 1969, the Beatles began working on their final album – Abbey Road. The album included ‘Come Together’ ‘Something’, and ‘Here Comes the Sun’, some of the band’s most memorable songs. Subtitled The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, this is another of…
‘House of Thieves’ by Rachel Walkley
Welcome to my spot on the Blog Blitz for House of Thieves, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources Blurb At Terrington Hall, objects are treasured while people are forgotten. Chief conservator Amy is restoring the Hurly family’s guilt-stained hoard when a theft forces her to hire Harrison, a security adviser on a personal quest to…
‘A Jury of His Peers’ by Jake Needham
My Review (4 stars out of 5) For lawyer Charlie Trust, 1994 begins with a bang when the Northridge Earthquake devastates a massive area of LA. As Charlie and everyone else deal with the aftermath, a well-publicised trial collapses with a hung jury, and Charlie and Sandy find themselves in line for representing one of…
‘Time and Time Again’ by Ben Elton
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Former soldier and celebrated explorer, Hugh ‘Guts’ Stanton, embarks on an adventure that could change history. Summoned to Cambridge University by old friend Professor McCluskey, Stanton learns of the secretive Order of Chronos and their collection of documents submitted to the university by Sir Isaac Newton. Stanton is…
‘Unruly’ by David Mitchell
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) From legendary (and non-existent) King Arthur to Elizabeth I, this is a book that charts the rise and fall of England’s Kings and Queens. Revealing who did the job well and who didn’t, David Mitchell lifts the lid on the royal highnesses of history without ever letting…
‘Tides of Deception’ by Lindsay Adam
My Review (4 stars out of 5) In her second short story collection, Lindsay Adam serves up something for everyone. From a true story of smuggling in 1770s Aberdeenshire (Tides of Deception), to Witch, Witch, where a young girl is forced to leave her home when the community accuse her of witchcraft, there’s a huge…
‘The Crimean War’ by Paul Kerr
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Based largely on extracts from letters, diaries and newspaper articles, Paul Kerr’s book was originally a tie-in with a 1997 TV series on Channel 4, and is told through the eyes of the soldiers, sailors, doctors, nurses, artists and reporters who were there. As well as the British…
‘Lost’ by Rachel Hartigan
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Flying ace Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared in 1937 during her attempt to fly around the world. The disappearance prompted a host of ideas and conspiracies about her fate. Former National Geographic reporter Rachel Hartigan explores Earhart’s life and investigates the many differing theories relating to her disappearance.…
‘Operation Berlin’ by Michael Ridpath
Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Operation Berlin, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources. Blurb In a city rebuilding from war, truth can be the most dangerous weapon of all. Berlin, 1930. Historian Archie Laverick, scarred mentally and physically by the Great War, travels to Berlin to research a famed Prussian general.…
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