Wolf Hall... About the Book: Winner of the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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New Release Book Review: The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
The Peacock Summer... About the Book: Two summers, decades apart. Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the secrets that could free them both. At twenty-six, Lillian feels ancient and exhausted. Her marriage to Charles Oberon has not turned out the way she thought it would. To her it seems … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
Book Review: The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
The White Princess... About the Book: The haunting story of the mother of the Tudors, Elizabeth of York, wife to Henry VII. Beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville - the White Queen - the young princess Elizabeth faces a conflict of loyalties between the red rose and the white. Forced into marriage … Continue reading Book Review: The White Princess by Philippa Gregory
Thoughts on a Bookish Film: Goodbye Christopher Robin
About the Film: After leaving London for the English countryside, writer A.A. Milne starts to spin fanciful yarns about his son's growing collection of stuffed animals. These stories form the basis for "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner," published respectively in 1926 and 1928. Milne and his family soon become swept up in the … Continue reading Thoughts on a Bookish Film: Goodbye Christopher Robin
Book Review: Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik
Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves... About the Book: A novel with a crime at its heart, based on the extraordinary life of the author's own grandmother. During the Second World War, Rene Hargreaves leaves her children with her aunt and boards a train without buying a return ticket, so sure is she that she never … Continue reading Book Review: Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik
New Release Book Review: The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst
The Illumination of Ursula Flight... About the Book: A charming, whip-smart and funny tale, full of heart and spirit, of one young woman's coming of age both on and off the stage in seventeenth-century England. On the 15th day of December in the year of our Lord 1664, a great light bloomed in the dark … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst
Book Review: The Crown: The Inside History by Robert Lacey
The Crown: The Inside History... About: The official book to the critically acclaimed Netflix drama, The Crown, including additional material and exclusive images. A fascinating exploration of Elizabeth II's early years as Princess and Queen, complete with extensive research, additional material and beautifully reproduced photographs. 'The things which I have here before promised, I will … Continue reading Book Review: The Crown: The Inside History by Robert Lacey
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