No 389 The Magician’s Wife by Brian Moore for #BrianMoore100
No 526 Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters (Book 2 of #20booksofsummer)
Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters debut novel is a rich and hugely entertaining picaresque romp through the lesbian world of Victorian London. Following the literal and metaphorical journey of Nan Astley from her sheltered family life in the seaside town of Whitstable to treading the boards in the music halls of London, Tipping the Velvet…
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No 593 The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill
The Butterfly Cabinet was one of my books for Reading Ireland Month and I am delighted to have Bernie on the blog today answering questions about this beautiful book and her writing in general. The Butterfly Cabinet is based on a true story set in Portstewart, Northern Ireland and it tells the story of…
The Wolf Trial by Neil Mackay
Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor – review & giveaway!
While we are trying for others, power of life comes back, very faint at first, life the new bird, but by and by it has wings. Emily Dickinson, Letters of Emily Dickinson I was lucky enough to attend the launch of Nuala O’Connor’s new book Miss Emily at the Gutter Book Shop in Dublin last…
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