I’m of the generation who were fascinated by Debbie Harry. Or was she Blondie? When she first appeared, we didn’t really know. I was about…
Tag: books
Studio Ghibli are possibly the best known anime studio outside Japan. Many of their films have achieved great acclaim around the world, and each new…
We are now so accustomed to being asked to review everything we buy online that we don’t think twice before selecting a rating and clicking…
Simon Sebag Montefiore is one of our more prominent historians. His non-fiction books are authoritative, very readable, and popular. His TV series are also a…
Marcus Didius Falco is one of those characters that you wish you had thought of, rather than leaving it to Lindsey Davis! Her series featuring…
I will say straightaway that I am a fan of Simon Turney. He is, above all, a story teller, and his books, whether set in…
Vespasian is one of the more appealing Roman emperors. Emerging after the volatile ‘year of the four emperors’, we know surprisingly little about him. This,…
I am a big fan of historical fiction series. The genre lends itself so well to authors developing characters and events over a number of…
Simon Turney is one of my ‘go to’ authors for great stories set in the ancient world – real or imagined. He is a great…
I began this blog with the best of intentions. I wanted to share my love of books, of history, and of anything else I encountered.…