January 2021 – authortranslatorOlga

#TuesdayBookBlog THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER by Stuart Turton (@BloomsburyBooks) (@stu_turton) A delightfully elaborate magic trick

Posted on January 19, 2021 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi, all: Here comes a book that kept popping up on blogs and articles about new books, and I was intrigued by the author and the title, so… The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton ‘If you read one book this year, make sure it’s this one’ Daily Mail CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog collonialism, devil, Dutch East Indies, magic, maritime, mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Stuart Turton, supernatural

#Bookreview CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, ADVENTURER: PIRACY, POCAHONTAS AND JAMESTOWN by R E Pritchard (@penswordbooks) A no-frills account of a fascinating man and his historical period

Posted on January 18, 2021 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: I hope you’re keeping well in these difficult times. I bring you a non-fiction book full of adventures, in case you are looking for something a bit different. Captain John Smith, Adventurer: Piracy, Pocahontas and Jamestown by R E Pritchard Captain John Smith is best remembered for his association with Pocahontas, but this

Posted in Book review, Book reviews History, Jamestown, John Smith, New England, non-fiction, Pocahontas, USA

#TuesdayBookBlog DEAD OF WINTER: JOURNEY 1, FORLORN PEAK by Teagan Geneviene (@teagangeneviene) A great start to a beautiful and compelling fantasy serial

Posted on January 12, 2021 by OlgaNunez 30 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the review for a new story, or rather, the first “journey” of a new story by an author and blogger I’ve been following and reading for a while now, and whose work I’ve reviewed here on quite a few occasions. When she announced she’d be publishing Dead of Winter, I

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog coming of age, Dead of Winter, Fantasy, female protagonist, Serial, Teagan Geneviene, the Handmaid's Tale, Winter is coming, wolfs

#TuesdayBookBlog THE LONDON PROPERTY BOY by Patrick Brigham (@PatrickBrigham) London in the 70s and 80s from a clear-eyed and no-frills perspective. And a bit of spying.

Posted on January 5, 2021 by OlgaNunez 6 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book by an author who has visited my blog before, although this one is pretty different. You know I like different… Oh, I kept thinking about Pete who blogs from Beetley now and whose London stories (and others) I enjoy so much. If you don’t know him, you can

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog 1970s and 80s, betrayals, family relationships, London, property business, spy novel, UK