Thursday, 5 February 2026

New Book - I, Witness by Niki Mackay (Pages 1 - 8)

 

First Published: April 19, 2018

The novel starts in 2005. The narrator tells us about James, her husband, and how she had problems in loving her children.

Wide Sargasso Sea - Facts


 Antoinette's mother and Christophine come from Martinique. Martinique  is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of France.

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

 

RATING: OKAY

First Published: October 1966

SPOILERS!!!

Juan Martín el Empecinado - Characters

 

SPOILERS!!!

Thursday, 29 January 2026

New Book - Juan Martín el Empecinado - Episodios Nacionales 9 - by Benito Pérez Galdós (Pages 1 - 33)

 

First Published: January 1, 1874

After Cadiz, Gabriel leaves Inés and Amaranta in Madrid. 

Five Little Pigs - Facts

 

Amyas's mother was a big fan of Kingsley, the writer, and he was named after one of his characters. Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. Westward Ho! is an 1855 historical novel written by British author Charles Kingsley. It follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, an unruly child who as a young man follows Francis Drake to sea. 

Five Little Pigs - Hercule Poirot 24 - by Agatha Christie

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

First Published: May 1, 1942

SPOILERS!!!

The String of Pearls: Sweeney Todd - Facts

 

The story is set in 1785. The authors of this story are James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Pecket Prest.