I am really enjoying Anne O' Brien's historical fiction books. This is the story of Lady Katherine Swynford who becomes the mistress of John of Gaunt.
This is a lovely book which I was given as a present by my daughter. Now I have read it I am keeping it at the caravan. The book is full of delightful water colour illustrations by a Victorian naturalist and mycologist. Very little is known about the author.
It is always good when a new Vera Stanhope novel by Ann Cleeves appears. This was a great book full of suspense.
I have finally started to enjoy this Dorset crime series.
In fact I enjoyed it that much I immediately read the next in the series!
This is a book of poems from A E Houseman and beautiful photos by John Hayward which I have been reading at the caravan. I found the poems very poignant but sad and the photos are a delight.
The next in the Cadfael series was really good. I haven't seen the tv series which is probably for the best I find. I prefer to imagine the characters in the books myself.
The next Anne O'Brien novel I read is the story of Joan of Kent.
Forgotten Churches is a charming book with wonderful drawings. The author writes about some of his favourite churches not in any detail but he does give some history of the church and area and the features in each church which stand out.
I always enjoy the Wesley Peterson books by Kate Ellis. Sadly, I think I am nearing the end of the series.
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would appreciate an email first - thanks)
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Some good ones there. I have a stack a mile high to read and never enough hours in the day!
Thank you BB. I don't read as much as I used to mainly because I am going through a phase of not sleeping well. I have a pile of books tbr and also loads on the kindle let alone all the magazines I am behind on!
Lots of lovely reading. I have reserved the new Wesley Peterson book at the library, I think I'm number three in the queue. I haven't come across Anne O'Brien, they sound interesting. Many years ago I read a book about Katherine Swynford by Anya Seaton, I have an old copy of it somewhere. I think the last Dorset book I read was the Blue Pool Murders so I have a few to catch up on. Your fungi book looks wonderful:)
Thanks Rosie. I hope you don't have to wait too long for the new Wesley Peterson book. I am enjoying the Anne O Brien novels - she has a website which gives more detail on her books. She lives in the borders in Herefordshire and I follow her on Twitter and Blue Sky. The fungi book is lovely - mainly water colour illustrations though rather than text.
In a different area of writing I've just read Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson (I liked it but it is more about her grief and coming to terms with that than about megaliths) - and I've just begun The Lost Elms by Mandy Haggith - a romp through the ecology, social aspects and folklore behind elm trees - which is excellent (though I'm only on page 17). I think you'd like both.
Thanks Andrew. I have wondered about reading Stone Lands but was unsure but I will reconsider and I will certainly look at buying the Lost Elms - it sound fascinating.
The TV series is good but Derek Jacobi isn't really Cadfael and obviously they play liberties with the stories. The BBC radio plays are worth listening to.
I have a pile of books by the bed (books I can't get e versions of mostly second hand) and lots of ebooks. I read a lot but but buy more EEK
Thanks again Pete. Interesting about the tv series. I tried to watch Shetland but couldn't get on with it as they changed the stories. Will look into the radio plays though :)
Sorry Pete - I can't seem to reply to your other comment. The tbr pile never seems to go down! I also buy too many for the kindle too!
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