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The Black Spider
by Jeremias Gotthelf Rating: **** I really enjoyed this story, my version is by Jeremias Gotthelf. Very well-written, a sense of...

Rose Auburn
Sep 22, 20181 min read


Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870
by Liza Picard Rating: **** Highly recommended. Liza Picard writes in an easy-going style which disguises the hefty amount of research....

Rose Auburn
Sep 5, 20181 min read


Harriet Said ...
by Beryl Bainbridge Rating: ** I struggled with this book, it might be because I have a 13 year old daughter and I was reading it at the...

Rose Auburn
Aug 25, 20181 min read


The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett Rating: **** It's difficult to write a review of this, I personally think. It's epic, it's huge, the research and the...

Rose Auburn
Jul 27, 20181 min read


The Parasites
by Daphne Du Maurier Rating: ** I was quite disappointed in this book. I ordinarily love Daphne Du Maurier and was thrilled to discover...

Rose Auburn
Jul 19, 20181 min read


Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
by Alison Weir Rating: *** I quite liked this book, I took it on holiday with me and it was an easy, fast-paced read. But, in places it...

Rose Auburn
Jul 17, 20181 min read


The Fatal Tree
by Jake Arnott Rating: ** I really wanted to like this book, it seemed to contain all the elements for me but alas, I was very...

Rose Auburn
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne Rating: ** I will confess I read this because my daughter is acting in a play of the story and I did not particularly...

Rose Auburn
Jun 14, 20181 min read


Sweet Thursday
by John Steinbeck Rating: *** I have not read Steinbeck for some time and this was a refreshing change from my recent reading. Some of...

Rose Auburn
Jun 2, 20181 min read


Cousin Phillis
by Elizabeth Gaskell Rating: *** What to say? An incredibly pleasant read and I thoroughly enjoyed losing two hours reading this, time...

Rose Auburn
May 30, 20181 min read
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