B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfound family / friendship / Historical / Historical fiction / London / social change / World War II2 Comments
In this witty, charming follow-up to the acclaimed Crooked Heart, the life of lies a small time scammer and her adopted son have constructed in London becomes endangered during the tumultuous final months of World War II. It’s late 1944. Hitler’s rockets are raining down on London with vicious regularity ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBritain / Europe / History / non-fiction / social change6 Comments
“The queen of living history” (Lucy Worsley) returns with an immersive account of how English women sparked a worldwide revolution—from their own kitchens. No single invention epitomizes the Victorian era more than the black cast-iron range. Aware that the twenty-first-century has reduced it to a quaint relic, Ruth Goodman was ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews1950s / Europe / mystery / Post WWII / social change4 Comments
The Green Empress coaches specialised in taking clients of wealth or importance across Europe in luxury. When Angus Graham became “liaison officer” for one of these coaches he did so lightheartedly, but the dangers and difficulties of the journey were only compensated for by the charming presence of Lord Lorrimer’s ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviewsclass differences / England / historical mystery / Post WWII / social changeComments Off on REVIEW: The Antique Dealer’s Daughter by Lorna Gray
The Cotswolds, Summer, 1947 In the aftermath of war, Emily Sutton struggles to find her place in a world irrevocably changed by conflict. When she refuses to follow tradition and join her father’s antiques business – or get married – her parents send her for an ‘improving’ stay with her ... more >