Tag: historical
Posted on October 20, 2018
40. ‘Seven Deadly Swords’ by Peter Sutton
Peter Sutton’s latest novel, Seven Deadly Swords, is a tale that spans centuries – from the Crusades to the modern day – and entangles its characters in war, religion and strange magic. If you’re looking for your next fantasy …
Updated on June 17, 2018
21. ‘Alias Grace’ by Margaret Atwood
I chose to read Alias Grace partly because I wanted to read the book before I watched the TV show, and partly because I wanted a big, already battered book to take with me to the Hay Festival. It turned …
Posted on December 30, 2017
55. ‘How to be both’ by Ali Smith
I’ve owned How to be both for a while, but it was seeing Ali Smith in conversation with Kamila Shamsie at my local Waterstones recently that inspired me to finally pick it up. I hadn’t read any Ali Smith …
Updated on December 12, 2017
Double review: ‘The Good Immigrant’ and ‘Sapiens’
Recently, I have been loving non-fiction. I was partly inspired by Non-Fiction November, a reading challenge that was all over YouTube last month, encouraging people to read non-fiction. I decided to give it a go, and today I’ve …
Posted on December 2, 2017
50. ‘The Essex Serpent’ by Sarah Perry
Reading The Essex Serpent made me realise that I love a very specific genre: a rebellious woman scandalises a Victorian-esque society by tramping around the countryside looking for a semi-mythical, dragon-like creature. (I told you it was very specific.) This …
