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Historical fiction by Warlight: The Moon’s Account

14 August, 202116 September, 2020

Historical fiction in the third quarter of 2020 – a reading diary entry covering four historical novels and a three other books.

Categories Reading diary, Reviews
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On Reading and the Art of Giving Up – a reading diary entry

17 September, 201925 September, 2016

In this instalment of my Reading Diary: how to begin a book, how to give it a chance, why giving up is an option – and an analysis of one book I gave up on.

Categories At the Quill, Book Review, Reading diary, Reviews
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Her hidden face – cover-art on historical fiction

14 August, 202111 March, 2015

Commentary spun off from last week: why so much cover-art for historical novels with female protagonists features a woman who hides her face or whose face is hidden.

Categories At the Quill, Reviews
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Writing Historical Fiction – a review

17 September, 20194 March, 2015

A review of the book Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion by Celia Brayfield and Duncan Sprott published by Bloomsbury.

Categories At the Quill, Book Review, Reviews

Orsinian Tales (short historical stories) – a review

17 September, 20192 July, 2013

A reveiw of Orsinian Tales – a book of short historical stories by Ursula K LeGuin. I have a long-standing love of the works of this author, and I was re-reading this book when I decided to participate in Good Reads – so this review became my debut there.

Categories At the Quill, Book Review, Reviews
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Back to Pompeii – a book review

17 September, 201910 June, 2013

Book review of Back to Pompeii by Kim M Kimselius (trans. Jennifer Lee) – a book I would happily put in the hands of any 10-to-13-year-old.

Categories At the Quill, Book Review, Reviews

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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover – a review (March)
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Character building with Lajos Egri (May)
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You are you and that’s Okey! Photos from Stockholm (September)
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Vai: across the South Pacific – a review (2020)
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The short summer night – a translation (2020)
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