A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
By no means the first time I’ve read this little book, and here’s a supplication to the Ghost of Christmas …
Category Archives: England
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …
The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey
Were teenagers in 1999 more composed, kind, contemplative, and devoted to family? That is, before computers, phones, and social media …
The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England
by Ian Mortimer I was intrigued by the title of Ian Mortimer’s 2008 history: The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval …
Sisters by Daisy Johnson
I read Sisters in the span of a few hours. I’m not sure that was the best way to have …
Riviera Gold & The Lantern Men: unusual relationships
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. KingThe Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths I just read recent installments in two of my …
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Recommended by my daughter Meg, consummate speed-reader of vast interests, genres, and forms, Doomsday Book ticked many of my boxes …
The Uncommon Reader: Alan Bennett
In January, I read James Mustich’s 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die—and Uncommon Reader was one of the thirty …
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories: Otto Penzler, editor
I’ve been reading this anthology (785 pages) slowly, since the beginning of March, dipping in at bedtime or when insomnia …
My Life in Middlemarch by Rebecca Mead
Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …
