Week beginning 24 September 2025

Laura Lippman Murder Takes a Vacation A Mrs Blossom Mystery, Faber and Faber Ltd, August 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Mrs Blossom holds the fears of many whose route to the back of a plane is accompanied by the overwhelming feeling that they will not be welcomeContinue reading “Week beginning 24 September 2025”

Week beginning 17 September 2025

Helene Harrison The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn Interpreting Image and Perception Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History, July 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Helene Harrison’s forensic approach to discovering Anne Boleyn is a remarkable enterprise, and one that provides aContinue reading “Week beginning 17 September 2025”

Week beginning 10 September 2025

Jane Caro Lyrebird Allen & Unwin, April 2025.* Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. A lyrebird’s cry in a lonely bush site echoes a desperate woman’s cry for help. It is overheard by a student, who aware of its possible significance, takes her recording to the police. With noContinue reading “Week beginning 10 September 2025”

Week beginning September 3 2025

Janet Few A History of Women’s Work The Evolution of Women’s Working Lives Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History, May 12025. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword publishing for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is a dense, detailed, and absorbing history of women’s work. It is a valuableContinue reading “Week beginning September 3 2025”