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Week beginning March 19, 2025

Sue Watson Wife, Mother, Liar Bookature, January 2025 Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Sue Watson has combined a narrative of mysteries and twists with the development of relationships over almost twenty-five years of neighbourly friendships. There is also clever characterisation, provided though two friends’ recall of the past,Continue reading “Week beginning March 19, 2025”

Week beginning March 12, 2025

Victoria Scott The Storyteller’s Daughter Boldwood Books, January 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. In this story that weaves together a narrative from the past with one from the present day, Victoria Scott combines World War 11 historical events, the role of women in work and family environmentsContinue reading “Week beginning March 12, 2025”

Week beginning 5 March 2025

Jodi Bondi Norgaard More Than a Doll How Creating a Sports Doll Turned into a Fight to End Gender Stereotypes Post Hill Press, January 2025 Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Jodi Bond Norgaard begins with numerous examples of the sexism that drove her to create a sports doll.Continue reading “Week beginning 5 March 2025”

Week beginning February 26 2025

Rebecca Wilson Georgian Feminists Ten 18th Century Women Ahead of their Time Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History, February 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The introduction to Georgian Feminists is an impressive weaving together of the underlying philosophy and social context which impactedContinue reading “Week beginning February 26 2025”

Week beginning February 19, 2025.

Sara Lodge The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective Yale University Press, November 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The combination of a history of the female detective as a working part of the police force during the Victorian era, and her depiction in fictional accounts ofContinue reading “Week beginning February 19, 2025.”

Week beginning February 12 2025

Oh dear – two disappointing reads this week! S.E. Lynes The Perfect Boyfriend Bookouture, January 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I found this book a disappointing read, with none of the page turning enthusiasm other reviewers have expressed. However, there were some twists, undermining stereotypes and raisingContinue reading “Week beginning February 12 2025”

Week beginning 5 February 2025

Kimberly Heckler A Woman of Firsts Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer Foreword by Jean Sinzdak, The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc. | Lyons Press, February 2025. * Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This biography not only covers the period in which five presidents, from different parties were elected (Johnson, Nixon, Ford,Continue reading “Week beginning 5 February 2025”

Week beginning 29 January 2025

Caroline Angus Planning the Murder of Anne Boleyn Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History August 2024. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Caroline Angus has set the stage for acknowledging the reality of Anne Boleyn’s death. She was murdered, and King Henry V111 planned theContinue reading “Week beginning 29 January 2025”

Week beginning 22 January 2025

Jane A. Adams Cold Bones Severn House, December 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is book 10 of the Jane A. Adams series that features former Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone. Set in the 1930s, it is described as a mystery. It is also a challenging socialContinue reading “Week beginning 22 January 2025”

WEEK BEGINNING 15 JANUARY 2025

Nicci French The Last Days of Kira Mullan Simon & Schuster (Australia)|Simon & Schuster UK, January 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I had just finished rereading Nicci French’s Frieda Klein series, and joy of joys, “The Last Days of Kira Mullan” became available. This book did notContinue reading “WEEK BEGINNING 15 JANUARY 2025”