AN INGENIOUS CRIME THRILLER ABOUT MEMORY AND MURDER. A MAN WITH NO NAME An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. A MAN WITH NO MEMORY But this islander, Tormod Macdonald – now an elderly manContinue reading “The Lewis Man: Book Two of the Lewis Trilogy by Peter May #BookReview”
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A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Fashion and Beauty By Mimi Matthews #TuesdayBookBlog
Book Description What did a Victorian lady wear for a walk in the park? How did she style her hair for an evening at the theatre? And what products might she have used to soothe a sunburn or treat an unsightly blemish? Mimi Matthews answers these questions and more as she takes readers on aContinue reading “A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Fashion and Beauty By Mimi Matthews #TuesdayBookBlog”
Lost Voices of the Edwardians by Max Arthur #amreading #bookreview
I am a sucker for any book about the Victorians or Edwardians so when I spotted Max Arthur’s book in a charity shop I immediately bought it. It is a compilation of testimony from people who grew up or lived during the Edwardian era, 1901-1910. The memories of mostly ordinary people have been transcribed asContinue reading “Lost Voices of the Edwardians by Max Arthur #amreading #bookreview”
Who Killed Constable Cock?: A Victorian True Crime Murder Case by Angela Buckley #BookRelease
The mystery of who killed Constable Cock is Angela Buckley’s second Victorian Supersleuth Investigation. It describes a murder which occurred on the night of August 1st 1876 in the Manchester suburb of Chorlton-cum-Hardy. While patrolling his beat, Constable Cock was suddenly shot in the chest and although there were witnesses close by no-one could tellContinue reading “Who Killed Constable Cock?: A Victorian True Crime Murder Case by Angela Buckley #BookRelease”
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