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Category: Book Reviews

Review of ‘A History of Insanity and the Asylum’ by Juliana Cummings

27/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This is a fascinating topic which I have encountered previously in other history books and also in fiction. The premise…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, history, Juliana Cummings, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Who I Am’ by Melanie C

25/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

I was never a fan of the Spice Girls, although I couldn’t escape their influence. I always thought that Mel…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, reviews, Spice Girls

Review of ‘Windmills, Picturesque and Historic: The Motors of the Past’ by F H Shelton

23/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

I like old windmills. It’s partly a nostalgia thing, as they feature in children’s book illustrations and in paintings from…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, F H Shelton, history, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Irex’ by Carl Rackman

21/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A confident historical crime debut which did not really engage me, but I nevertheless appreciated how much research had gone…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: blog tour, books, Carl Rackman, historical fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Great Railway Bazaar’ by Paul Theroux

17/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

The title should have been The Great Railway Bore. But I’m getting ahead of myself here. In fairness, this book…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, non-fiction, Paul Theroux, reviews, transport, travel

Review of ‘What I Meant When I Said I’m Fine’ by Hazel Gahagan

16/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

When someone asks how you are, what’s your reply? You probably say “I’m fine”, regardless of how you’re feeling. This…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Hazel Gahagan, poetry, reviews

Review of ‘Pandamonium!’ by Simon Williams

13/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A bold, likeable memoir from Simon Williams, founder of Fierce Panda Records. It’s partly about what it’s like to run…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, non-fiction, reviews, Simon Williams

Review of ‘The Muse’ by Jessie Burton

11/01/2023 nsford 2 Comments

If you liked The Miniaturist, there’s no guarantee you’ll like The Muse, which is Jessie Burton’s second novel. It’s very…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, historical fiction, Jessie Burton, reviews

Review of ‘After the Blue, Blue Rain’ by A D Price

05/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

An impressively-researched detective novel set in Los Angeles, 1946. I would recommend it and am pleased to hear that there’ll…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: A D Price, books, crime fiction, historical fiction, reviews

Review of ‘People Person’ by Candice Carty-Williams

03/01/2023 nsford Leave a comment

I had mixed feelings about Carty-Williams’ debut Queenie but I was interested to read her next book. I think it’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Candice Carty-Williams, fiction, reviews

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