Books I read in September 2022

Giants and gods, saints and heroes. Djinns and dragons. Loss and exile from one’s homeland.

Storyland

A fascinating and place-focused retelling of some of the oldest British stories: gods and giants, heroes and saints. Not really folklore as these were never (or rarely) orally transmitted; these were literary tales concocted by people who wanted to link the origins of the British people to classical mythology.

The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye

I decided to reread this ...