Scraps. That's all I got. Fragments that made no sense without the words before or the words after. The Dictionary of Lost Words was such a huge success for Pip Williams and Affirm Press that I am sure they both approached her next book with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I had the good … Continue reading The Bookbinder of Jericho | Pip Williams #AWWhistoricalfiction
By midnight all was blaze and disintegration. A group of soldiers standing on the hill watched with indecent pleasure. The wind locals called the Vardaris blasted from the north, puffed minarets into candles and monuments to blocks of gold. A whoosh of flame - shaped paisley in its exotic unfurling - caused some spontaneously, shamelessly, … Continue reading Salonika Burning | Gail Jones #AWWfiction
Reading Vera Brittain's memoir about her years as a VAD nurse during WW1 was a far more intense and bittersweet experience than I first anticipated. I have tried to write this review several times this week but I've struggled to find the right tone. Testament of Youth is a sombre book and my attempted … Continue reading Testament of Youth | Vera Brittain
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