Read – Relish – Review

3 Aug 201725 Feb 2018

For me, The Three Rs are Read, Relish and Review. Books are precious and reading is vital. Some books are so delicious that you can relish and feast on them…

The Normans: Power, Conquest and Culture in 11th-Century Europe. Judith A Green

7 May 2022

4 stars for this interesting read on Norman history and legend. This is a painstakingly detailed look at the Normans, particularly as regards their rise to power and their achievements…

Little Country Cottage: A Spring Treasury of recipes, Crafts and Wisdom. Angela Ferraro-Fanning

7 May 2022

3.5 stars for this sweet seasonal book for children. Colourfully illustrated by AnneliesDraws, this is a nice little book to connect children with nature and being outdoors, as it is…

My Theology: Return from a Distant Country. Alister McGrath

28 Feb 2022

4 stars for this absorbing read from the 'My Theology' series. I was interested to read this book because the series promises bitesize books to introduce an element of theology,…

Pandora. Susan Stokes-Chapman(Sample only)

26 Feb 2022

5 stars for this highly enjoyable read. The first thing to say about this 13-chapter sample is that immediately after finishing reading it I have ordered the book and I…

The Gospel of Eve. Rachel Mann

26 Feb 2022

2 stars for this novel set in an Anglican training college for clergy; unfortunately I found this a really disappointing read. The story is narrated by Kitty Bolton, a mildly…

Traitor in the Ice. K J Maitland

24 Feb 2022

4 stars for this atmospheric historical novel. Traitor in the Ice is the second novel of a series set in Jacobean England featuring Daniel Pursglove as a spy, seeking out…

Murder at the Castle. M B Shaw

22 Jun 2021

2.5 stars for this undemanding cosy crime novel. I really have to stop reading 'cosy crime'. I pick up these books hoping for something like Agatha Christie but I am…

The Girl Who Died. Ragnar Jonasson

17 Mar 202116 Mar 2021

3.5 stars for this chilling tale by Ragnar Jonasson, translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. Icelandic writer Ragnar Jonasson excels in writing about lonely people in isolated settings. This…

Great Women’s Speeches. Anna Russell

5 Mar 2021

5 stars for this anthology of women's speeches. This is a wonderful book of speeches made by women, from Queen Elizabeth's 'heart and stomach of a man' address in 1588…

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks. Katie Kirby

5 Mar 2021

3 stars for this children's book in diary format. This children's novel introduces us to Lottie Brooks, aged eleven and three quarters, who will start high school after the summer…