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Historic Scotland
We meet Claire and Frank Randell just after the war when they go on holiday to Scotland. Frank is fascinated by family genealogy, local customs and tales of pagan ritual at a nearby stone circle and t... Read More
Deeply disturbing – Psychophilia
Psychologically disturbing from start to finish. The novel reminds me of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night as it is written in the first person and reflects the inner torments of the protag... Read More
A romance in film
Pride’s Children by Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt The first thing you notice about this book is its length. In one sense this is good because you are given the time for a relationship to develop natur... Read More
Darker and more bizarre towards the end.
It is easy to think trilogies are a modern phenomenon with books like The Hunger Games, Divergence, Twilight and His Dark Materials, but from the birth of the novel in the 18th Century books were comm... Read More
Best Books of 2018
The Guardian publishes the bestselling books of 2018 and what they regard as the best books of the year. Goodreads have a similar poll with various categories. What they tend to have in common is they... Read More
OnlineBookClub – genuine or scam?
Can you really get paid for writing reviews? I think that depends on your perspective. If you are looking for a quick way to make money, forget it. Equally, if you are looking to make a fortune, I wou... Read More
Amazon the X Factor for books
With the return of the TV programme in the UK, it made me think about how it gave people who have no connections, (cultural capital, my husband would term it), a chance to show what they can do. Creat... Read More
Not all traditional authors are good and not all indie authors are bad.
Reign of the Marionettes by Sheena Macleod I have waited a long time for an indie author who rivals traditional authors and now I’ve found one. This is a brilliant first historical novel. In common ... Read More