The Levelling Sea – Philip Marsden
Written by Roseland author, Philip Marsden, this book is described as “the story of a Cornish Haven in the Age of Sail”. Illustrated with photos, engravings and maps and with extensive notes...
Category: Book Reviews 2011
Oxford Dictionary of Saints – David Farmer
Just updated, this book details the lives and good deeds of over 1700 saints, including our own Saints Cuby, Mawes and Petroc. The reasons for sainthood are many and varied, although it...
Muhammad – A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan A C Brown
One of over 200 titles on everything from Advertising to the United Nations via Dinosaurs and Scotland. Covering Muhammad’s life, the history of Islam and its role in the modern world, this...
Midsummer Night In The Workhouse by Diana Athill
Short stories originally published between 1958 and 1973 in a range of journals including “Glamour” magazine and “Gentlemen’s Quarterly”. Persephone Books reprints largely forgotten works from the early 20th century. Mostly written...
Great Food – A series of short books by twenty authors
This series brings together cooks, food writers and others not particularly known for their interest in food. There are recipes and context from people as diverse as Samuel Pepys and (of course)...
One of our Thursdays is Missing – Jasper Fforde
In this latest book by Jasper Fforde, a sequel to “First Among Sequels”, Thursday Next (literary detective) goes missing. It’s up to the “written” Thursday to track her down and get Book...
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
Romance is in the air, and not just for Phuti Radiphuti, whose wedding is on the horizon. His fiancée, Mma Makutsi needs all 97{c8c3b3d140ed11cb7662417ff7b2dc686ffa9c2daf0848ac14f76e68f36d0c20} of her organisational skills to ensure everything runs...
We All Have Our Skeletons by Robert A Gray
A mystery set in and around Palma. Hugo, a former child actor, and his mother are on holiday when they discover that Marina Mackay, star of his debut film, lives the life...
The Man Who Smiled – an Inspector Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell
Prompted by the suspicious death of an old friend who had recently sought his help, Inspector Kurt Wallander returns to work after a lengthy period of sick leave. Set in Sweden, against...
A moment like forever – Martina Reilly
After a road accident in Australia, Andy returns home and locks herself in her flat, cutting herself off from her former life and building a new one to accommodate her facial scar...