Historicalfiction

The Marlowe Papers: A Novel | Ros Barber

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AnishaInkspill this is on my tbr, a book I'm trying out when to read 19m

Cuilin @AnishaInkspill I loved it, beautiful storytelling through verse. 18m

AnishaInkspill @Cuilin awww, I knew it would be, and I've got other books to read, I'll see how the next few weeks go, but brilliant that you enjoyed it 5m

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KathyWheeler

All Clear | Connie Willis

Missy let me walk her this evening. I‘ve got 19 hours left to All Clear, and I‘m wondering what Colin is up to in 2060. He‘s planning something; I just don‘t know what. #audiowalk

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LeahBergen

A House of Ghosts: A gripping murder mystery set in a haunted house | W. C. Ryan

Well, my local post office was open yesterday after the Canada Post strike and I could finally get my #AllHallowsReadSwap in the mail. Unfortunately, the tracking shows it‘s probably going to be late. 😭 So sorry, @BookishMadHatter !

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BookishMadHatter Don't worry about it even a little bit. I was convinced this strike would go into next month at least 3h

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Bookworm04

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Deluxe Illustrated Edition) | John Boyne

Can't wait to read this. Just discovered world of books app that pre loved books and omg amazing bought few books now. This one missing it cover but it well loved and so pretty might flick between this and current read tonight #moodreading why not no rules here :) happy Hev 🥰🙌📕🙈

Lauranahe I saw the movie, and that was enough that I won‘t read it. My oldest did and said it was really good. If I need a good cathartic cry, I‘ll try it! 23h

Bookworm04 I read it before and wanted to get it for my bookshelf as know re read it. I seen the movie to. 23h

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i.z.booknook

The Second Sleep | Robert Harris

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My first Robert Harris novel! This was really enjoyable. However, if I hadn‘t been recommended this by someone I never would have picked it up from the blurb. In what is assumed to be the Middle Ages, a priest goes to a remote village to investigate the death of a local vicar. What follows is a very early twist/reveal and then revelations about human history, commentary on how societies are structured and how we (cont. in comments 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻)

i.z.booknook remember and preserve history. This had an excellent pace and interesting characters. I was a little disappointed by the ending, there was such a build I just wanted a little bit more. But it was really enjoyable and a great premise. But hard to review without giving too much away. 1d

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Picnic at Hanging Rock | Joan Lindsay

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The chokehold that Miranda has on the Australian psyche is absolutely fascinating (no doubt in part due to Peter Weir‘s 1975 film adaptation) - this was a reread for me and I was amazed at how much of the story I‘d forgotten and how few pages we have with Miranda (and Marian), given the extent to which her absence haunts the narrative.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag Originally published in 1967, when Joan Lindsay was 71 years old and with Picnic at Hanging Rock beginning on St Valentines Day in 1900, a time not so far removed from when the author was a school girl herself… the book starts by implying that it‘s based on true events and the author herself was always noncommittal when asked, which has lead to quite a lot of people buying into it as being a true story. 1d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Reading it with modern eyes, there are parts that sit awkwardly- from the only mention of Aborigines being a passing mention of a “black tracker” being bought in to help search for the missing school girls to aristocratic folk who have made Australia their home thinking of the help as peasants. 1d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag It‘s a very white, very colonial Australia - but it is that version of Australia and in those rarified circles that Joan Lindsay grew up and went to school in. 1d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I had forgotten 90% of this story and was honestly in a state of shock at how the ripples of this story played out. It‘s kind of rare for a story to focus more on the ripples than the “crime” (especially as this is a mystery without a solution, unless you track down the chapter that was cut by the publisher - which imo was the right choice, I don‘t think the book would be a classic if the book had ended the way the author initially intended) 1d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Justice for Sara Waybourne! (I had an absolute blast rereading this and plan on rewatching the movie and maybe even the 2018 miniseries sometime soon) 1d

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NatalieR

Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier

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I absolutely loved this masterpiece from the very beginning. The haunting Cornish moors, the menacing atmosphere of the inn, and Mary Yellan‘s fierce determination drew me into a vivid world of smuggling, secrets, and suspense. Du Maurier‘s lush prose and masterful ability to build dread made every twist and turn thrilling, keeping me on the edge of my seat.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/jamaica-inn

AmyG Those flowers! Beautiful. 1d

sarahbarnes I have a collection of her short stories that I‘m excited to start this month. 1d

NatalieR @AmyG Thank you! ❤️ 20h

NatalieR @sarahbarnes Nice! I hope you enjoy it! Perfect time of year for her stories. I recently bought a newly released collection I‘m looking forward to.