Kathryn Atherton Mary Neal and the Suffragettes Who Saved Morris Dancing Pen & Sword History, January 2024. * Thank you, NetGalley, and Pen & Sword History for providing me with this uncorrected proof review. Reading Katheryn Atherton’s book has been an absolute delight. It is well written, with the usual Pen & Sword accessible language, formatContinue reading “Week beginning January 24 2024”
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Week beginning 10 January 2024
BookTrib BookTrib Lit Picks First Chapters from the Hottest Books Meridian Editions, November 2023. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this proof for review. I understand that this edition is available as an eBook download for people who subscribe to BookTrib, providing a valuable resource to readers who want to see what theirContinue reading “Week beginning 10 January 2024”
Week beginning 20 December 2023
Ines Almeida, Georgina Ferry, Bridget Greenwood, 50 Women in Technology Pioneers and Trailblazers in STEM, Aurora Metro Supernova Books, November 2023. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. As I have a kindle download, I am unable to comment on the full colour nature of the book. However, I amContinue reading “Week beginning 20 December 2023”
Week beginning 13 December 2023
Christmas reading on the beach, with the occasional discomforts caused by sand, water and sun requiring a break; interruptions from enthusiasts who encourage venturing into the cold sea or the lure of a trip to buy fish and chips, is best served by some easily read fiction. Some of the following novels have been providedContinue reading “Week beginning 13 December 2023”
Week Beginning 28 June 2023
The book I review this week, America’s Black Capital How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy, was given to me by NetGalley as an uncorrected proof. It is reviewed after a tribute to Simon Crean, former Leader of the Australian Labor Party. I was very sad to hear of Simon Crean’sContinue reading “Week Beginning 28 June 2023”
Week beginning 18 January 2023
This week I review Fearless Women by Elizabeth Cobbs. Elizabeth Cobbs Fearless Women Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé Harvard University Press, Belknap Press, March 2023. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Elizabeth Cobbs expands the way in which feminism is used to investigate women who call themselvesContinue reading “Week beginning 18 January 2023”
Week beginning 28 September 2022
This week I review Paul Kendall’s Queen Elizabeth I Life and Legacy of the Virgin Queen which fits nicely into thinking about the article by Jenny Hyde on the way in which news about the death of Queen Elizabeth 1 compares with news coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. Paul Kendall Queen ElizabethContinue reading “Week beginning 28 September 2022”
Week beginning 3 August 2022
Thank you, NetGalley, for the uncorrected proofs for The Times They Were a-Changin’ 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn, and The Second Wife and in exchange for honest reviews. Robert S McElvaine The Times They Were a-Changin’ 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle LinesContinue reading “Week beginning 3 August 2022”
Week beginning 4 May 2022
C.L. Taylor’s The Guilty Couple Avon Books UK, Avon June 2022 was provided to me by NetGalley as an uncorrected proof in exchange for an honest review. I was disappointed in this novel, perhaps unwisely comparing it with C. L. Taylor’s The Last Holiday which I found such an excellent read. However, despite my reservationsContinue reading “Week beginning 4 May 2022”
Week beginning 4 August 2021
This week I am catching up with reviews that I have written for NetGalley, posted to Goodreads, and other social networks, but not included in this blog. Both are fiction. The first, Waiting To Begin, by Amanda Prowse was a disappointment, but Louise Candlish’s The Heights was a very satisfying read. ‘The Bipartisan Infrastructure DealContinue reading “Week beginning 4 August 2021”
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