Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
To retrieve history we need rigour, integrity, unsparing devotion and an impulse to scepticism. To retrieve the past, we require all those virtues, and something more. If we want added value...
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins
What a great idea this was, exquisitely researched and executed perfectly! I read A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks in small bites and from the reviews I have read,...
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
“Ada! Get back from that window!” Mam’s voice, shouting. Mam’s arm, grabbing mine, yanking me so I toppled off my chair and fell hard to the floor. “I was only saying...
Lost Son by Brett Forrest
Lost Son is a nonfiction investigative mystery/thriller in which national security reporter Brett Forrest describes his efforts to find out what happened to a young man named Billy Reilly who was...
South to America: Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry
It happened not long after I made the South my home. I joined others in my book club for a meal at a local restaurant, a break from discussing assigned novels....
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
In an interview, Diane Wilson stated that, “At its heart, this novel is a tribute and a prayer and a gesture of gratitude to the seeds that have sustained indigenous communities...
