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This is the latest in a series of occasional posts featuring books I read years ago about which I was wildly enthusiastic at the time, wanting to press a copy in as many hands as I could. I read Julie Orringer’s The Invisible Bridge after travelling a little in central and eastern Europe, falling in […]
Blasts from the Past: The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer (2010) Read More »
The Second World War and its aftermath shaped much of the second half of the twentieth century, economically, politically and socially. I’ve not read much fiction set during the war but the five below – all written long after the event – share that backdrop in one way or another, all with a link to
Five Books I’ve Read Set in the Second World War Read More »
I owe a debt of gratitude to Ali at Heavenali whose review of Lissa Evans’ Old Baggage persuaded me to read it after being put off by its blurb. I loved it so much it ended up on both my 2018 books of the year list and my 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction wishlist. You
V for Victory by Lissa Evans: Pure joy Read More »