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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The Only Suspect 4 (Pages 123 - 189)

 

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The Only Suspect 3 (Pages 85 - 123)

 

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The Only Suspect 2 (Pages 57 - 85)

 

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New Book - The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish (Pages 1 - 57)

 

First Published: February 2, 2023

These novel is narrated from two points of view. 

I Found You - FActs

 

The village where the events take place is in East Yorkshire. The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south across the Humber Estuary.

I Found You 2 - The End Pages 85 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY

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New Book - I Found You by Lisa Jewell (Pages 1 - 85)

 

First Published: June 30, 2016

The book introduces us to Alice Lake, who lives in a village in East Yorkshire, Ridinghouse Bay. 

Victorian Psycho - Facts

 Mr Pounds is into Phrenology, a pseudoscience which was very popular in the period. Phrenology is a pseudoscience that involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits. It is based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.

Victorian Psycho 4 - The End (Pages 151 - end)

 RATING: GOOD BUT UNCOMFORTABLE TO READ

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Victorian Psycho 3 (Pages 100 - 151)

 

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