England
Wolves
I totally agree with that old saying “never judge a book by its cover”, but more often than not it is the cover that piques your [...]
A Pelican at Blandings
Blandings Castle #11 Clarance, the ninth Earl of Emsworth is enjoying life. The pride of his life, Empress of Blandings is in good health an [...]
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
illustrated by Quentin Blake This book opens with a picture of the author, smiling. The words tell a different story. They tell us that this [...]
The man in the picture
Part of my RIP VIII reading. Oliver is visiting his old Oxford tutor when Theo begins to tell him a story. It is a cold January night, perfe [...]
An uncertain place
Translated by Sian Reynolds. An Inspector Adamsberg novel #6 Adamsberg is in England at a European policing convention, discussing immigrati [...]
Books ...
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre’s parents die when she is an infant, and she is taken in by her uncle. Her uncle also dies, after obtaining a promise from h [...]
A town like Alice
In post World War II England Jean Paget is tracked down by a solicitor. She is the only surviving member of a client of his, and so stands t [...]
The crane wife
Part of my Once Upon a Time reading. George is an American ex-pat living in England. He has been there for so long that, and is so unlike th [...]
Anno Dracula
The last of my RIP reads, and my All Hallows Swap book. What if Van Helsing had lost? What if Dracula had won that battle, married Queen Vic [...]
