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Ruth Rendell Mysteries: An Inspector Wexford Omnibus
by Ruth Rendell Rating: ***** I absolutely love Wexford, although not all the Omnibuses I have read have been five stars, there have been...

Rose Auburn
Jul 21, 20191 min read


A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
by Marina Lewycka Rating: *** I read this book fairly swiftly and it was perfectly readable. Well-observed and mildly humorous in places...

Rose Auburn
Jul 12, 20191 min read


Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion, and Great Houses
by Lucy Worsley Rating: *** I was really excited about reading this book, it's my favourite historical period, I have read a lot already...

Rose Auburn
Jun 25, 20191 min read


The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
by Vladimir Nabokov Rating: **** An interesting and clever read. Seems a fairly simple premise to begin with but there are times, when...

Rose Auburn
Jun 18, 20191 min read


The Long Good-bye (Philip Marlowe Series Book 6)
by Raymond Chandler Rating: *** I really enjoyed the majority of this book. The writing is fresh, stylised, deceptively poetic and clever...

Rose Auburn
Jun 3, 20191 min read


Marie Antoinette: The Journey
by Antonia Fraser Rating: *** On the whole, an absorbing, interesting read. The level of research and detail is second to none and after...

Rose Auburn
May 12, 20191 min read


The Third Wexford Omnibus
by Ruth Rendell Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** Readable as ever, I thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck into this Omnibus. However, I did...

Rose Auburn
Apr 29, 20191 min read


The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
by Robert Tressell Rating: *** Brilliant but over-long and rather laboured in places. A strange book and compelling in many ways but does...

Rose Auburn
Apr 16, 20191 min read


A Woman's Life
by Guy de Maupassant Rating: **** ** spoiler alert ** A beautifully written story very much of its time. The first half is alive with...

Rose Auburn
Apr 9, 20191 min read


Dissolution (The Shardlake Series)
by C.J. Sansom Rating: ***** Highly recommended if you like this genre. Incredibly well-written, not far-fetched, keeps you guessing and...

Rose Auburn
Mar 26, 20191 min read
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