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Sep 3, 20231 min read
1091. A K Blakemore - The Manningtree Witches
I didn’t really enjoy this. Set in 17th century Essex, when the men were all away at war (which war?), and society was largely...
Oct 22, 20211 min read
910. David Palin - The Half-Torn Page
A gothic novel set in17th century Germany involving witches and daemonic possession, so not entirely my cup of tea. I found it pretty...
Apr 17, 20211 min read
856. Maggie O'Farrell - Hamnet
I enjoyed this, particularly the last quarter after the boy’s death, but struggled with the early chapters where there were (for me) too...
Mar 14, 20191 min read
667. Stacey Halls - The Familiars
Reluctant to spend more with Amazon, in view of all the crappy marketing material on my new kindle (this can have a negative effect,...