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#TuesdayBookBlog Adventures in Mythopoeia by John Dolan (@JohnDolanAuthor) For lovers of mythology, adventures, great characters, and fabulous writing

Posted on August 10, 2021 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m back! I’m back in the land of easier internet access, so I hope I’ll be able to keep up with you all, although the holiday proved a bit busier and more challenging than I expected, and that means I have much more to do and didn’t manage to read as much as

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog adventures, archeology, Book review, Britain, dystopia, Greek Mythology, John Dolan, mythology, sci-fiction, wit

#TuesdayBookBlog THE LOST BLACKBIRD by Liza Perrat (@LizaPerrat) Heart wrenching and compelling. A must-read #RBRT

Posted on August 25, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a new book by an author who’s become one of my new favourites in recent times. I’m sure you’ll remember her and her books. I met her through Rosie’s group, and she is another great discover. The Lost Blackbird: Based on Real Events by Liza Perrat A powerful story of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Australia, Britain, child abuse, Child Migrant Trust, drugs, forced adoption, forced labour, Liza Perrat, Margaret Humphreys, Oranges and Sunshine, prostitution

#Bookreview THE MURDER THAT DEFEATED WHITECHAPEL’S SHERLOCK HOLMES: AT MRS RIDGLEY’S CORNER by Paul Stickler (@paul_stickler) (@penswordbooks) #Truecrime

Posted on February 11, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book that brings to life what a real murder investigation was like in Britain in the early XX century. The Murder that Defeated Whitechapel’s Sherlock Holmes: At Mrs Ridgley’s Corner by Paul Stickler. A fascinating true police-procedural account from the early XXc In 1919, when a shopkeeper and her

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction Britain, Irish, Murder, non-fiction, police procedural, PS Wensley, Scotland Yard, true crime, WWI, XX century

#Bookreview THE VIOLIN’S MAN LEGACY by Seumas Gallacher (@seumasgallacher) If you enjoy well-researched international thrillers and love team-spirit, don’t miss this one #thriller #Iamreading

Posted on March 5, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book (an audiobook!) by an author I have known for a while and I follow on social media, but somehow I hadn’t read any of his fiction yet. Well, it was worth the wait. THE VIOLIN MAN’S LEGACY (Jack Calder Crime Series #1) by seumas gallacher Thriller with bloody twists

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Bolivia, Britain, Chile, crime, diamonds, heist, Holland, Hong Kong, international thriller, SAS, South America, suspense, Team-work, thriller

#Bookreview RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole (@TrapezeBooks). Weird murders, a London setting, a ticking clock, and a morally ambiguous hero #amreading

Posted on February 12, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I seem to be reading a lot of thrillers recently, although this one had been on my Kindle for a long time (and I’ve read it will become a TV series…) Ragdoll: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller everyone is talking about (Ragdoll 1) by Daniel Cole ‘A brilliant, breathless thriller‘ MJ Arlidge, author of Hide and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, dark humour, London, Mental health, New Scotland Yard, police procedural, press, Ragdoll, Serial killer, weird murders

#Bookreview WHAT REGENCY WOMEN DID FOR US by Rachel Knowles (@RegencyHistory) (@penswordbooks) #history #Regency A gripping book about twelve extraordinary women

Posted on October 9, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi, all: I bring you a review of a non-fiction book from the Pen & Sword history collection. A great read. What Regency Women Did For Us by Rachel Knowles A gripping book about twelve extraordinary women Regency women inhabited a very different world from the one in which we live today. Considered intellectually inferior to men, they

Posted in Book review, Book reviews biographies, Britain, Elizabeth Fry, historical book, Jane Eyre, Madame Tussaud, Regency period, Sarah Siddons, women's history

#Bookreview WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR (@penswordbooks) by Stephen Wynn (@Winnie2013) and Tanya Wynn. Heroines that must be remembered #WWI #history

Posted on September 4, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As you know, I discovered Pen & Sword Books a while back and I’ve been exploring their catalogue. Today I bring you a book that I think will pique the interest of many. Women in the Great War by Stephen Wynn and Tanya Wynn The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, Great War, History, nurses, Pen & Sword, suffrage..., women's history, women's rights, WWI

#Bookreview RESERVOIR 13 by Jon McGregor (@jon_mcgregor) A contemplative look at the life of a village for those who love a different kind of writing. #Iamreading

Posted on August 17, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I am on a mission to try and check at least some of the books that have made it into the Man Booker Prize longlist this year, and here is one of them. Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor “A wonderful book. [Jon McGregor]’s an extraordinary writer, unlike anyone else.” ―Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, literary fiction, Man Booker Prize Longlist, missing girl, postmodern writing, village life

#Bookreview Images of the Past: The British Seaside By Lucinda Gosling (@penswordbooks) Oh, I like to be beside the seaside. And I love this book! #photographs

Posted on July 31, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Recently I’ve had not had much time to read and there are not as many reviews coming at you (I’m sure you’ll be relieved to hear that), but this one is a visual feast and I had to bring it to you. Images of the Past: The British Seaside By Lucinda Gosling Imprint: Pen &

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, Mary Evans Collection, Pen & Sword, Photographs, pictures, piers, postcards, Seaside, social history

#Bookreview Lunatics, Imbeciles and Idiots: A History of Insanity in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland by Kathryn Burtinshaw (@PinpointAnc) and John R F Burt (@penswordbooks) A great book for researchers of the XIXc

Posted on June 12, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you today the review of another one of the jewels in the Pen & Sword Catalogue. I know it isn’t a topic for everyone but it is fascinating and a very well researched book, and you’ll realise straight away why (you’ve probably already noticed by the title). And no, this is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews asylums, Britain, care, illness, law, Mental health, reformers, UK, XIX century