Touching Distance is a historical fiction based on the life of Alec Gordon, the man who in 1790 discovered the truth behind the spread of childbed fever, or puerperal sepsis, a disease more deadly than plague. It is an absorbing… Continue Reading →
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, which often stops at the same signal. She sees a couple in a house from the train, “Jess and Jason”. Their life is perfect, not like hers, but more like the one… Continue Reading →
(There’s no book cover to show, so an alternative from me) Observation on the government of the Russian state does exactly what the title suggests, but through the eyes of the Russian leader’s aide, Aleksey Nikolayevich Charkov. Working at such… Continue Reading →
All Change is the final instalment of the Cazalet Chronicles, and follows various family members during the period 1956-1958. There is a whole new generation added, and a scattering of other children. This leads to an additional level of… Continue Reading →
Casting Off is the fourth in the series of the Cazalet Chronicles, and until 2013 when EJH added a fifth book, the final instalment for the Cazalets. It brings back some of the ‘minor’ characters as well as the stories… Continue Reading →
Confusion is the third in the series of the Cazalet Chronicles. The book follows the Cazalets through the long dark days of the Second World War, with the focus on the lives of Louise, Polly and Clary. The yearning of… Continue Reading →
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