My Reading Journal 2
Thoughts and notes about the books I am reading. My entries are not book reviews but just my personal thoughts and opinions about what I'm reading at the moment. The entries obviously contain SPOILERS.
Sunday, 26 April 2026
New Book - Detectives Victorianas by Michael Sims (Prologue)
First Published: January 1, 2011
This is a collection of detective stories involving women detectives in the Victorian period. The prologue is very interesting as we learn certain facts about the period.
Saturday, 25 April 2026
Summer At Seastone - Facts
When we first meet Bea, she is living in Maida Vale, London. Affluent Maida Vale is a residential neighbourhood with elegant Victorian houses and wide, quiet roads.
Sunday, 19 April 2026
New Book - Summer At Seastone by Judith Lennox (Pages 1 - 27)
First Published: January 19, 2023
The book starts with a woman waiting to board a ferry and she has doubts. While she waits, her thoughts go to three names: Bea, Marissa and Emma.
A Christmas Homecoming -- Facts
The novella is set in a mansion near Whitby in 1897. Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The town has a strong literary tradition. Part of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship Dmitry.
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