Penguin
Aprons and Silver Spoons
At fourteen years old Mollie is told that she must find a job. Without any skills, she takes a job…
The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones
Editors' choice
Tristan Hart is a product of his time (the mid-18th century): conversant in Enlightenment philosophy but puzzled by the mechanics…
The Movement of Stars
Editors' choice
At the age of 24, Hannah Gardner Price is not conforming to the expectations of her Nantucket community. Women in…
Wolves of the North
The fifth entry in distinguished classicist and military historian Harry Sidebottom’s Warrior of Rome series sees the hero Ballista on…
The River of No Return
This novel is beautifully written with a real sense of rhythm to the words which made it very easy to…
Winter Games
A crossover novel between chick-lit and historical drama, and charting specific and interrelating events in the lives of a grandmother…
The Confidant
Editors' choice
A beautiful, intricate book, The Confidant is held together with delicate threads and secrets. I scarcely know how to review…
Chango’s Beads and Two-Tone Shoes
This is the eighth novel in prolific American author William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle, which began way back in 1975 with…
All the King’s Men
This is a history of the British Army, beginning with the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685 and ending with the…
Pyg: The Memoirs of Toby, the Learned Pig
In the late 18th century theatrics and amusements abounded, and one famous act was Toby the learned pig, who was…
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