Tag Archives: England

Up, Back and Away by Kim Velk

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Naomi

Over the next three days, I’m posting short reviews for excellent work by self-published or new authors.  The first is Up, Back, and Away by Kim Velk, whom you can visit at http://lasthouse.blospot.com or http://quartersessions.blogspot.com. Up, Back and Away, Kim … Continue reading →

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Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Naomi

Moon Tiger, Penelope Lively Grove Press, 208 pages ISBN 0802135331 Slowly, in a London hospital, the renowned historian Claudia Hampton lay dying of cancer.  She is in the last stages of the disease; her body has lost the ability to … Continue reading →

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Head Over Heels in the Dales, Gervase Phinn

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Naomi

Head Over Heels in the Dales, Gervase Phinn Penguin, 321 pages ISBN 9780141005225 Gervase Phinn has been a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales for three years.  He enjoys his work, which gives him the opportunity to visit classrooms all … Continue reading →

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The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Naomi

The Pigeon Pie Mystery, Julia Stuart Doubleday, 313 pages ISBN 9780385535564 Princess Alexandrina, the daughter of the exiled Maharaja of Prindur and an English noblewoman, has always lived a life of privilege in Victorian England.  Raised in a household with … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Naomi

Foreign Affairs, Alison Lurie Random House, 280 pages ISBN 0821976312 On a crowded flight across the Atlantic, anglophile Vinnie Miner wishes desperately for a bit of peace.  Vinnie, a middle-aged professor at Corinth University, would prefer to spend the flight … Continue reading →

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Arthur & George by Julian Barnes

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Naomi

Arthur & George, Julian Barnes Random House Canada, 357 pages ISBN 0679314172 Sometimes, despite the most conscientious of choices, a life can become derailed.  George, for example, studied hard throughout his childhood, graduated from law school, and found a position … Continue reading →

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