Frances OwenJan 4, 2023
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 11: Some ebooks I loved. The Walled Garden by Sarah Hardy; A Wild & True Relation by Kim Sherwood; The Blazing World by Jonathan Healey; The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell; Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow
Frances OwenJan 4, 2023
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 10: Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I by Tracy Borman.
A new way of looking at these two much-documented women, in the safe hands of an excellent historian
Frances OwenJan 4, 2023
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 9: The English Fuhrer by Rory Clements.
Starting on books I haven't yet read now, but I've enjoyed past books in this series; the premises are always intriguing and the pace is always fast
Frances OwenJan 4, 2023
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 8: Atalanta by Jennifer Saint. I've just started this and already I love it. The voice! The sense of place! It's going to be an 'I want to read it all, now, but I can't bear to finish it' book
Frances OwenJan 4, 2023
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 7: The Lodger by Helen Scarlett. Set in London just after the Great War, it's deliciously spooky, with a neat twist subtly flagged, and an assured and alluring voice
Frances OwenDec 30, 2022
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 6: The Book of Eve by Meg Clothier: I do like a bit of historical magical realism. A rich mix with a mysterious book, religion, feminism, family secrets, and disturbing echoes of 1490s Florence
Frances OwenDec 30, 2022
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 5: Moving on to 2023 books with Sailor of Liberty by JD Davies: the naval war with Republican France - from the other side.
A neat idea, and an intriguing book well worth embarking on. Ca ira!
D'ArcyDec 29, 2022

#CHALLENGE ALERT Read 12 books recommended by 12 friends.

I’ll take the first 12 listed by 12 different people in the comments.

RULES 🔔 you can only make one recommendation and it should be a book you have already read and love.

If I have already read one of the first 12 recommendations already, I’ll go to the next one listed!

#books #12Books

Frances OwenDec 27, 2022
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs.
#12Books 3: The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk.
In this gorgeous, intelligent book the magical becomes believable. Joy, love, treachery, loss, deep insight into character and a powerful voice. Still with me after all these months
Frances OwenDec 26, 2022
The 12 Books of Christmas: thanking publishers for proofs over the 12 days.
#12Books 2: Falling Sky by Harry Sidebottom. Excellent research never slows down this gripping story of treachery and civil war set in a less-known Roman era. Characters are believable and all too easy to relate to - I kept swapping sides
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