Kate Forsyth's Blog, page 19
April 29, 2020
The Crimson Thread
On the 12th July 2018, at five o’clock in the evening, I wrote in my journal: “I’ve been thinking for a while about writing a […]
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April 28, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: The Madonna of the Almonds by Marina Fiorato
Young widow Simonetta tries to rebuild her family in 16th century Saronno, Lombardy. In pursuit of a means to keep her estate together, she stumbles upon a new drink made by infusing almonds into alcohol. At the same time, she encounters the talented Bernardino, the protege of Leonardo da Vinci.
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April 27, 2020
May Day Celebration
‘May Day Celebration’ An extract from Dragonclaw, Kate’s first published book (The Witches of Eileanan: Book 1) One night they cantered up a steep incline […]
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April 26, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Gulliver’s Wife by Lauren Chater
London, 1702. When her husband is lost at sea, Mary Burton Gulliver, midwife and herbalist, is forced to rebuild her life without him. But three years later when Lemuel Gulliver is brought home, fevered and communicating only in riddles, her ordered world is turned upside down. [...]
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April 23, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: The Merry-be-Got by Julie Hearn
In a remote west-country village, all is not as it seems. The minister's daughters have taken to their bed, howling and spitting pins. Rumours of bad magic and ill-wishing are spreading fast—and fingers are pointing at Nell, the cunning woman's granddaughter.
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April 21, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Flame of Seven Waters by Juliet Marillier
Going home can be the hardest thing of all...When Maeve, twenty year old daughter of Lord Sean of Sevenwaters, accompanies a skittish horse back to Erin, she must confront her demons. For Maeve carries the legacy of a childhood fire in her crippled hands. She has lived with her aunt in Britain [...]
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April 19, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: The Guardian of Lies by Kate Furnivall
You might also like to read my review of The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell: BOOK REVIEW: The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
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April 16, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Clara and Mr Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
Against the unforgettable backdrop of New York near the turn of the twentieth century, from the Gilded Age world of formal balls and opera to the immigrant poverty of the Lower East Side, bestselling author Susan Vreeland again breathes life into a work of art in this extraordinary novel, which brings [...]
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April 14, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuationwith the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit.
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April 11, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Beware This Boy by Maureen Jennings
November, 1940. Tom Tyler, Detective Inspector of the small Shropshire town of Whitchurch, is a troubled man. The preceding summer had been a dark one for Britain, and even darker for Tom's own family and personal life. So he jumps [...]
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