New Book - The Scholar - Cormac Reilly 2 - by Dervla McTiernan (Pages 1 - 58)

 

First Published: February 18, 2019

The book starts by telling us that a twelve-year-old girl, Carline Darcy, was at a playdate when she heard on the television that her father had died in an avalanche while he was skiing. 

The Things You Didn't See - Facts

 

The novel is set in Suffolk. Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west.

The Things You Didn't See 2 - The End (Pages 46 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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New Book - The Things You Didn't See by Ruth Dugdall (Pages 1 - 46)

 

First Published: April 24, 2018

The novel starts on Halloween twenty years ago. 

Joseph Goebbels: A Life From Beginning To End by Hourly History.

 

First Published: August 20, 2023

RATING: GOOD

This is a short compendium of the life of Joseph Goebbels, one of the most terrible men in Nazi Germany,

The Empty House - Facts

 

The novel takes place in Cornwall. Cornwall is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. 

The Empty House 2 - The End (Pages 174 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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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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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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Victorian Psycho 2 (Pages 42 - 100)

 

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