Xerxes is one of those names that anyone interested in history knows. But what do most of us know about him? Personally, I knew him…
Author: Simon
History set in the ancient world is very popular, and there are a huge number of authors for enthusiasts to choose from. In my experience…
There is a huge amount of historical fiction set in Ancient Rome, much of it, for me, very ordinary and very repetitive. There are umpteen…
? Contains Adult Themes ? I don’t normally read much erotica. Not because I don’t enjoy it, but because so much of it is boring,…
A day watching cricket is not the usual start to a life-changing condition. But in 2012, I was queuing to buy some lunch at a…
What makes a biography successful? For me, it’s finishing the book and feeling I understand something of the subject; not merely what they did or…
The term ‘geisha’ still has a certain ambiguity outside Japan. From visions of heavily dressed and theatrically made-up girls performing the tea ceremony right through…
There have probably been more books written about the Second World War than any other event in history. Every facet of the conflict has been…
? Contains adult themes ? Erotica can be a difficult genre to review. After all, what is it’s purpose? Let’s not be coy, it’s purpose is to…
Whatever you think of Napoleon Bonaparte and the catastrophic results of his military and domestic policies, he is, without doubt, one of the giants of…