Marking Time is the second in the series of The Cazalet Chronicles. The book begins at the outbreak of war in 1939, and life has changed for the Cazalets. Howard tells the stories of the humdrum of life as a… Continue Reading →
The Light Years is the first in the five part series which chronicles (sorry) various members of the Cazalet family. The Light Years covers the period of 1937-38, in the build up to the Second World War. There is a… Continue Reading →
Recently retired Harold Fry receives a letter with news that his old work colleague, Queenie Hennessy, has cancer and that it is now untreatable. She is in a hospice in Berwick upon Tweed. Harold writes a feeble note, and goes… Continue Reading →
A search for a book of prophecies takes Gower, commissioned by Chaucer, his friend, across London, getting caught up in murders, prostitutes and plots to kill the King. I enjoyed this book, although not entirely. Its brilliance is in the… Continue Reading →
The Levelling Sea tells the history of Falmouth, through its rise in importance as a haven for ships in the Great Age of Sail, fading from glory as steam took its place in the evolution of international travel. The… Continue Reading →
Caleb’s Crossing tells the story of a young man, Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, from Martha’s Vineyard who, in 1665, was the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. It is narrated through the eyes of Bethia Mayfield, the daughter of… Continue Reading →
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