The Twelfth Day of July by Joan Lingard was first published in 1970, so it was probably written just as ‘The Troubles’ of Northern Ireland started to become really serious. The book begins on the 7th of July, just five … Continue reading
Way back in June last year we visited my brother and his wife in the Netherlands. Their neighbours suggested that we should visit the Burg at nearby Leens, so on a lovely sunny and warm day we did just that. … Continue reading
If you want to see some photos of the castle, including the Georgian part which I took back in 2018 on a blue sky day have a look here. There are plenty of information boards to read if you visit … Continue reading
The Shadows of London by Andrew Taylor was published in 2023. The setting is London, 1671 and it’s a continuation of the Cat and Marwood series. Architect Cat has a contract to restore an old almshouse, but work has to … Continue reading
It was a Sunday around lunch time when we visited Lichfield Cathedral and the place was surprisingly busy, but we were really lucky and managed to get a parking place really close to the centre of the town – or … Continue reading
Death of a Chief by Douglas Watt was first published by Luath Press Ltd in 2009. Tthe setting is Edinburgh, it’s 1686. To begin with there’s a ‘prelude’ which tells of Lachlan MacLean’s experience as a youngster on the battlefield … Continue reading
The dining room at Leens is all set out for a dinner as you can see. I suspect that any children didn’t eat in this room as the table isn’t all that big. The ceiling in this room is plastered … Continue reading
The Women of the Cousins’ War is a non-fiction book which is written by three historians. The Cousins’ War is more commonly known as The Hundred Years War. Philippa Gregory has written the first section which is about the little … Continue reading
Comes the Blind Fury by Douglas Rutherford was first published in 1950. Harry Forsythe and Paddy Regan had been in the army together in WW2 and they have been having a bit of a hard time settling into civilian life … Continue reading
I must admit that my 20 Books of Summer list has turned out to be something of a work of fiction. Jeeves Joy in the Morning certainly didn’t appear on it, but I thought it might distract me from all … Continue reading