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Tag: historical fiction

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

The Corset by Laura Purcell #TheCorset @spookypurcell @BloomsburyRaven #BookReview #BookClub

June 7, 2019June 5, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

Every Light in the House Burnin’ by Andrea Levy #EveryLightintheHouseBurnin #AndreaLevy @TinderPress

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe @ToniIturbe @EburyPublishing @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BlogTour #TheLibrarianofAuschwitz

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

The Librarian by Salley Vickers #TheLibrarian @SalleyVickers @PenguinRHUK

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale

January 12, 2019January 10, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton @QuercusBooks @Soniavelton @ellakroftpatel #BWR

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018alwaysneedmorebooks

The Lines We Leave Behind by Eliza Graham

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018alwaysneedmorebooks

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory #BoleynGirlBookClub #PhilippaGregory @HarperCollinsUK

August 31, 2018August 31, 2018alwaysneedmorebooks

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018alwaysneedmorebooks

I Can’t Begin to Tell You by Elizabeth Buchan

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Today is #worldkindnessday so I wanted to share with you a recent competition win! The lovely @nora.reads (whom I'm lucky enough to have met in real life) recently sent me This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha Malik. I have read a couple of other books by her and this story how a deathbed promise to his mother leads Bilal to attempt to build a mosque in a country village sounds lovely! As well as sending me the book, Nora also sent me some lovely chocolate! I hope someone has been kind to you today! #thisgreenandpleasantland #ayishamalik #sophiakhanisnotobliged #theothersideofhappiness #booksandchocolate #giveawaywin #muslimauthors
Today on the blog is the lovely and charming Grandmothers by Salley Vickers. Grandmothers is the story of three very different women and their relationships with the younger generation. 👩‍🦳 Nan is a well respected poet but writes under a pen name so no one knows her true identity.  She has a brilliant relationship with her cheeky grandson Billy.  They like to visit Kew Gardens together and she gives him great advice. Nan is quite keen to get things in order, he even helps her choose her coffin! 👩‍🦳 Glamorous Blanche is the grandmother of Kitty and Harry and as the story opens her son and daughter in law have forbidden her to see them as it came to light she had a glass of wine while looking after them.  She is absolutely heart-broken and starts to self destruct, drinking heavily and shoplifting. 👩‍🦳 Minna is a retired teaching assistant who has a wonderful relationship with one of her ex-pupils Rose, and has become a surrogate grandmother.  Rose loves to visit Minna in her shepherds hut, where they play with toys together and share their love of books. I loved The Librarian earlier this year and this read was just as lovely. I loved the relationships depicted in this between the 3 grandmothers and their grandchildren! Thank you @vikingbooksuk for my #gifted copy and for inviting me on the tour! Full review is on the blog! #grandmothers #salleyvickers #hardbackbooks #bookblogger #blogtour #bookreview #flatlay
The most shocking opening to a book I think I have ever read!  9 people arrive on Chelsea Bridge in London at rush hour. They have never met, but together they each tie a rope around their necks and leap to their deaths.  Each person received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only 4 words: Nothing important happened today. This letter is how they knew they had been chosen to become part of The People of Choice: a mysterious suicide cult. The police are under pressure to find a link between the cult members, to locate a leader who does not seem to exist, as social media interest builds and people all over the world start to kill themselves. This book is certainly not for the faint hearted - the descriptions of suicide are graphic and shocking, more so I think as we go from a normal day in the persons life, to finding out in detail how they died. I have no idea where Carver gets his ideas!  Utterly original, shocking and disorienting, this book is certainly one I will not forget.  The conclusion was satisfying and a little bit terrifying: Carver's execution is impeccable.  If you have a strong stomach and don't mind having your head messed with, you must read this book! Full review is over on the blog! Thank you @orendabooks and @annecater14 for my #gifted proof copy. #nothingimportanthappenedtoday #willcarver #orendabooks #bookblogger #blogpost #9suicides1cultnoleader #thrillerbooks #booksandbreakfast
In the UK today it is Remembrance Sunday, where we remember British service members who have died in wars and other military conflicts since World War 1. I studied World War 2 for my history A-level a very long time ago but it is still a period I am interested in, both in true stories and fiction. I don't think I'll ever stop being shocked at the horrors that people went through, especially in the concentration camps, and it is important to me that we don't ever forget. #remembranceday #remembrancesunday #worldwar2 #thebookthief #reniasdiary #thelibrarianofauschwitz #TheCutOutGirl #annelies #bookstack
What an exciting week it's been! On Tuesday night I was lucky enough to attend #4thestatelive along with some blogger friends where we heard 4 authors speak about their forthcoming books. 🌟 Marina Kemp spoke about her debut novel, Nightingale. Set among the lush fields and olive groves of Southern France, it is described as a novel of prejudice, passion and freedom with comparisons to Chocolat and Call Me By Your Name. Out Feb 2020. 🌟 Raven Smith spoke about his novel Trivial Pursuits, a humorous exploration of modern life due in April 2020. 🌟 My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell has been all over social media. After hearing the author speak, I've bumped this to the top of my TBR. Due March 2020 🌟 Bella Mackie spoke about her book the Jog on Journal which is an accompanying book to Jog On, which tells of how running helped her mental health. Out 14th Nov 2019. These are the books I picked up. @4thestatebooks know how to throw an event! Lots of exciting books to look forward to in 2020! #bookblogger #mydarkvanessa #kateelizabethrussell #nightingale #marinakemp #ravensmith #jogonjournal #jogon #bellamackie #valentine #elizabethwetmore #geniusandink #hazardsoftimetravel #joycecaroloates #wolfhall #bookevents
Do you collect any books? I came across these Barnes and Noble editions in @kimsbookshops in Chichester and they are so pretty! I couldn't help but treat myself to one! Can you guess which one? If I had the space I'd definitely collect these! #barnesandnoble #bookcollections #specialeditions #bookshops #bookshopping #igbooks #bookblogger #bookcollector #shelfie

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