Margot Singer’s Underground Fugue is a novel that has not only subtext; it has background melody. In […]
The Witchfinder’s Sister, by Beth Underdown
Between 1644 and 1647, Matthew Hopkins traveled through rural East Anglia killing hundreds of people. […]
The Zoo, by Isobel Charman
Reader, I skimmed this book. Isobel Charman’s The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the […]
The Girl from Rawblood, by Catriona Ward
Some families describe their histories as haunted due to wars, famines, and other traumas. But […]
Joy in the Morning, by P.G. Wodehouse
Of course, yesterday’s post doesn’t mean that I won’t indulge in a literary escape or […]
The Lost Book of the Grail, by Charlie Lovett
Lovett continues his theme of literary mysteries in The Lost Book of the Grail. Previous books […]
An Almond for a Parrot, by Wray Delaney
Wray Delaney has concocted a delightfully scandalous historical fantasy in An Almond for a Parrot. In […]
Swimming Lessons, by Claire Fuller
Relationships are a mystery to outsiders. Perhaps it’s not so surprising after all that so […]
Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens
Like many of his other books, Charles Dickens’s Little Dorrit is about the (eventual) triumph of good […]
Bodies of Water, by V.H. Leslie
V.H. Leslie’s short novella, Bodies of Water, is perfect for feminist reading. In addition to the […]