#TuesdayBookBlog WILL RISE FROM ASHES by Jean M. Grant (@JeanGrant05). An ambitious road-novel about a woman who finds herself among the chaos #RBRT

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Hi all: Today I bring you one of my reviews for Rosie’s Book Review Team. I think many of you will enjoy this book. Will Rise from Ashes by Jean M. Grant Living is more than mere survival. Young widow AJ Sinclair has persevered through much heartache. Has she met her match when the Yellowstone
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#Book review BARNSLEY AT WAR 1939–45 (YOUR TOWNS & CITIES IN WORLD WAR TWO) by Mark Green (@penswordbooks). #WWII

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Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book from one of Pen & Sword collections that I think will interest many:   Barnsley at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two) by Mark Green. A wonderful chronicle for anybody interested in local history The ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the
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#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview THE THIRTEENTH GUARDIAN by KM Lewis (@kmlewisbooks) Dystopia, mythology, apocalypse, and conspiracy theories

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Hi all: This is the beginning of a series full of possibilities, although I’m not sure it’s for me. The Thirteenth Guardian by KM Lewis Da Vinci’s secret pales. Michelangelo concealed an explosive truth in his famous Creation of Man fresco in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Everything we have been taught about Eve
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#Bookreview SUFFRAGETTES (IMAGES OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES) by Lauren Willmott (@penswordbooks) #womenshistory

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Hi all: I bring you another book by Pen & Sword, and one that I feel remains very relevant. Re-reading the history of the UK suffragettes and the movement to get votes for women, I could not help but notice similarities with the current situation. The struggle is far from over, but we must always
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#TuesdayBookBlog THE HEAD IN THE ICE: A BOWMAN OF THE YARD INVESTIGATION by Richard James (@RichardNJames). A masterful new Victorian #mystery series. #RBRT

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Hi all: I bring you the review of the first book in a new Victorian mystery series, another great discovery from Rosie’s Book Review Team. The Head in the Ice: A Bowman of the Yard Investigation by Richard James (@RichardNJames). Who would send a madman to solve a murder? Just released from a Lunatic Asylum,
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#Bookreview VOICES OF THE CODEBREAKERS: PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF THE SECRET HEROES OF WORLD WAR II by Michael Paterson (@penswordbooks). Personal stories that must be heard

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Hi all: I bring you another one of Pen & Sword books that I think will interest many of you. Voices of the Codebreakers: Personal accounts of the secret heroes of World War II by Michael Paterson Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars – the wars of communication,
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#TuesdayBookBlog DO NO HARM #charity boxset of #Medicalthillers. Unmissable.

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Hi all: An author and blogger whose work I love, Christoph Fischer, made a call for bloggers (check it here) to share his newest project, the boxset DO NO HARM where 17 authors have joined forces to support a very good cause, AniCira. I think most of you will be familiar with many of the
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#Bookreview 2,000 YEARS OF MANCHESTER by Kathryn Coase (@penswordbooks). Packed with facts and curio, a fun read and an excellent reference book

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Hi all: A book I thoroughly enjoyed for this Monday. 2,000 Years of Manchester by Kathryn Coase. This is not a chronological history of Manchester with lists of facts and figures. Rather, it is an eclectic mix of fact, fiction, legend and myth which presents the history of Manchester from its beginnings as a Roman
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#TuesdayBookBlog #FURIOUS HOURS: MURDER, FRAUD, AND THE LAST TRIAL OF HARPER LEE by Casey Cep (@cncep). Wonderful!

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Hi all: I bring you a book that is getting a fair amount of attention, well-deserved, in my opinion. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep. A great book about a great writer and a mystery (or several). ‘A triumph on every level. One of the losses to
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#Bookreview THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: AS ILLUSTRATED BY J J JENKINS by J J Jenkins (@penswordbooks) . A great collectable and beautiful reproduction of a fine book

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Hi all: I bring you something pretty different today. I don’t know why, but I could not resist this book (perhaps because I’m fascinated by antiques…) The Napoleonic Wars: As Illustrated by J J Jenkins by J J Jenkins. Originally published as Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies From 1799 to 1815 this
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