Week beginning 27 May 2026

Nicholas Fogg The Tudor Theatre 1576-1642 Pen & Sword, January 2026. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Nicholas Fogg has brought so much to the history of the Tudor theatre in its golden age. Visiting The Globe on the South Bank, or Stratford-Upon-Avon and attending the Royal ShakespeareContinue reading “Week beginning 27 May 2026”

Week beginning 31 July 2024

Lisa Jackson Our Little Secret Kensington Publishing, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I found this an extremely disappointing read that prolonged my  frustration through repetition and a fairly predictable story line that meandered through family angst, infidelity, missing teenagers, the main character’s internal arguments, and obsession.Continue reading “Week beginning 31 July 2024”

Week beginning 24 July 2024

Valerie Keogh The Mother Boldwood Books, June 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Valerie Keogh has provided readers with yet another good read, with some twists and, in my opinion more importantly, an intelligent consideration of the qualities that are believed to make the perfect husband.  It isContinue reading “Week beginning 24 July 2024”