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#Bookreview LITERARY TRAILS: HAWORTH AND THE BRONTËS by David F Walford, Catherine Rayner (@penswordbooks). A wonderful gift for lovers of the #Brontës, walking and history

Posted on July 1, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another great book from Pen & Sword, one recommended in particular to lovers of the Brontës and walking. Literary Trails: Haworth and the Brontës by David F Walford, Catherine Rayner This lighthearted but deeply researched book offers interest and guidance to walkers, social historians and lovers of the Bronte family,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Brontes, England, Haworth, History, Jane Eyre, Pen & Sword, Rambling, walking, Wuthering Heights, Yorkshire

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT THE LOST LETTERS by Sarah Mitchell (@SarahM_writer) WWII Historical fiction and family secrets

Posted on October 16, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that I think will become a big favourite for many of you, as it touches on some themes that I know a lot of us are interested in, and it is beautifully written. Another one of Rosie’s great finds. The Lost Letters: Absolutely heartbreaking wartime fiction about love

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Canada, England, evacuee, family secret, historical fiction, mystery, Norfolk, women's fiction, WWII

#Bookreview LOVER’S KNOT by Jenetta James (@JenettaJames) #RBRT Darcy as an amateur detective, secrets, lies, and a peep into crime detection in the Regency period.

Posted on March 28, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Although it’s not one of my usual days to share reviews, the book was just published yesterday, and I thought you might enjoy this for your Easter holiday. I bring you another book by an author you might remember if you’ve been following my blog in recent times. Schhhhh! It’s a mystery! Lover’s

Posted in Book review, Book reviews amateur sleuth, criminology, Darcy, Elizabeth, England, Jane Austen, London, magistrate, mystery, Pride and Prejudice, Regency period

#TuesdayBookBlog Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science by Helen Barrell (@helenbarrell) (@penswordbooks) A great book about a fascinating historical period and one of the forefathers of forensic science. #Bookreview #forensicscience

Posted on January 9, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I thought I’d bring you another one of those historical books that always make me think of how many writers would feel inspired when they read them. Today, it’s a book about a man I wasn’t familiar with but whom I won’t forget any time soon. Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor &

Posted in Book review, Book reviews criminal justice, England, forensic science, History, poisons, public health, teaching, TuesdayBookBlog, XIX century

#Bookreview THE LAST HOURS by Minette Walters (@AllenAndUnwinUK) Society, freedom, the Black Death, and secrets

Posted on November 20, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a novel by a very popular and well-known author who is trying a different genre. Now I’m very intrigued about her crime fiction. The Last Hours by Minette Walters June, 1348: the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in the county of Dorsetshire. Unprepared for the virulence of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Black Death, Dorset, education, England, historical fiction, Normans, Saxons, serfs, society

#Bookreview As Wings Unfurl by Arthur M. Doweyko (@aweyken) A book for readers who enjoy science-fiction that asks big questions, with religious undertones, and lots of action

Posted on May 15, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I’m still trying to catch up on book reviews (not long to go until I can start sharing reviews as I finish books) after my stint as a bookseller at a book fair (I will tell you more about it when I’m feeling more rested, I promise) and this week I have a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews aliens, baddies, England, Humour, New York, religion, Science fiction, Yeti

#Bookreview Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters (The Katherine of Aragon Story Book 1) by Wendy J. Dunn (@wendyjdunn) A momentous historical period and a fascinating narrator

Posted on March 22, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a book I really enjoyed. It’s historical fiction, and it’s about the history of Spain, the story of young Katherine of Aragon. I hope there will be more to come as I was fascinated by it (although of course, the rest of the story wouldn’t be in Spain but…)

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Reviews Christopher Columbus, England, Ferdinand and Isabella, historical fiction, La Latina, Reconquista, Spain, the Catholic king and Queen, UK

#RBRT Bookreview THE LADY ANNE by Gemma Lawrence (@TudorTweep) The course of true love never did run smooth #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on October 18, 2016 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: As promised, I have a lot of reviews to share, and today I bring you the second book in a series that I’ve loved so far. The funny thing, in this case, is that, as it is a historical novel, I know how it will end, but that fact does not kill the

Posted in Book reviews Anne Boleyn, England, Gemma Lawrence, Henry VIII, King Katherine, La petite Boulain, Love, romance, Tudors