New Book - The Empty House by Rosamund Pilcher (Pages 1 - 174)

 

First Published: January 1, 1973

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Naomi's Gift - Facts

 

The book starts in Stocksee. Stocksee is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in  Germany. 

Naomi's Gift by Martha Hall Kelly

 

RATING: GOOD

First Published: July 28, 2022

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The Five Orange Pips - Facts

 

John Openshaw comes from Horsham. Horsham  is a market town in West Sussex.

The Five Orange Pips 2 - The End (Pages 10 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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New Book - The Five Orange Pips - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5 - by Arthur Conan Doyle (Pages 1 - 10)

 

First Published: January 1, 1891

Watson is spending some time in the lodgings he shared with Holmes as his wife is away, visiting her mother.It is a stormy night and someone knocks at the door. It is a man who wants to consult Holmes. His name is John Openshaw, and he says he has a most terrible problem.

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age 5 - The End (Pages 274 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

Nancy travels to New York with Henry, and they stay in Harlem as he knows he can't show himself with a white woman anywhere else. 

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age 4 (Pages 154 - 274)

 

The next chapter starts with Nancy attending the opening of the London nightclub, The Gargoyle. The Gargoyle Club was a private club on the upper floors of 69 Dean Street, Soho, London, at the corner with Meard Street. It was founded on 16 January 1925 by the aristocratic socialite David Tennant, son of the First Baron Glenconner. 

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age 3 (Pages 88 - 154)

 

The book mentions a group that was named Bright Young People. The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in London during the 1920s. The name was given to them by the tabloid press. They threw flamboyant fancy dress parties, went on elaborate treasure hunts through nighttime London, and some drank heavily or used illicit drugs.

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age 2 (Pages 56 - 88)

 In 1920 Nancy decided to move to France. One of the love affairs the author includes in the title is the one with Michael Arlen. Michael Arlen (born Dikran Sarkis Kouyoumdjian, 16 November 1895 – 23 June 1956) was an essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter. Arlen spent some time in France with Nancy Cunard in 1920, although she was married to someone else at the time.

New Book - Five Love Affairs and a Friendship: The Paris Life of Nancy Cunard, Icon of the Jazz Age by Anne de Courcy (Pages 1 - 56)

 

First Published: April 28, 2022

This book is about the life of Nancy Cunard, who I have to say I had never heard of before. Nancy Clara Cunard was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. 

The Only Suspect - Facts

 

When Marina meets Rick, she tells him that she loves Dusty Springfield's music. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. 

The Only Suspect 5 - The End (Pages 189 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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