A Drowned Maiden’s Hair starts with Maud Flynn’s improbable adoption by the maiden Misses Hawthorne (Hyacinth, Judith and Victoria). She is told that she will be a ‘secret child’ but not given a reason; coddled with ice cream, books, and new clothes, Maud is not overly concerned. She also is enamored of Hyacinth Hawthorne, the... Continue Reading →
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
Ishmael is the kind of book that makes you think. It stays with you long after it’s finished, and has you pondering about the way you live your life. It has you questioning the authenticity of your own human perspective, and deliberating on how things came to be as they are. Can they feasibly stay... Continue Reading →
Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
Rome was crazy. Senators would fight, sometimes literally, for prestige and any chance to prove themselves worthy of being a senator. Some of the top ranks in Roman politics were Consul which would lead to Proconsul - the rank Caesar was when he invaded Gaul and when he first explored Britannia. In Caesar's day, family... Continue Reading →
John the Revelator, by Peter Murphy
It’s rare these days to come across a story that actually makes me laugh out loud. Peter Murphy’s book was funny enough to entice a giggle more than once and had me with a ridiculous Mona Lisa smirk on my face for at least the first half. The novel is, however, as tragic as it... Continue Reading →
Case Histories or An Introduction to Jackson Brodie
Kate Atkinson begins her novel "Case Histories" with three very different crimes; a little girl stolen from a tent in her backyard in 1970, a young woman murdered by a random assailant during her first day at an office and a domestic crime in which a postpartum mother takes an axe to her husband's head.... Continue Reading →
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