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Richard Ridge book wins Don Grant Award
An update on my last post: my book Richard Ridge: Convict, Trader and Bailiff in Early Colonial NSW has won this year's Don Grant Award, presented by the Family History Connections group in Melbourne.
The judges described the Ridge book as ‘the model of how a biography of an ancestor should be written’. It goes well beyond genealogy, as the life of a man born 260 years ago in Oxfordshire reveals m Read more of this blog post »
The judges described the Ridge book as ‘the model of how a biography of an ancestor should be written’. It goes well beyond genealogy, as the life of a man born 260 years ago in Oxfordshire reveals m Read more of this blog post »
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| An interesting slice of history, using over 500 genuine letters to convey a story rather shocking in its implications, that a Prime Minister (of any country) would write such letters and divulge critical state secrets in this way. I became rather bor ...more | |
"A curious book that I enjoyed reading not so much for the fictional embellishments that Harris invents, which is quite a slight, thin tale of love, but for the factual, real life story between PM Asquith and Venetzia. It is quite a revelation to lear"
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I am a great fan of Robert Harris's books which weave fiction with fact without affecting the fact. I was not, however, quite as engrossed with the subject matter of this story as I have been with his other works. This is the tale of the affair bet" Read more of this review » |
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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Eliza wrote: "Still trying to understand how Goodreads works! I would like to suggest reading Grace Calloway's books. I particularly like: 'Her Husband's Harlot'. Would love to hear what you think?"OK, that author's new to me. I'll add that title to the list and let you know.
No worries. I've been too busy elsewhere to notice happenings on Goodreads, which I too find somewhat difficult to navigate! There are plenty of other books on my 'Want to Read' list - I hope to make a start on them soon.