Month: April 2020
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Book review: The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson My rating: 4 of 5 stars A friend gave this book to my husband, but I borrowed it (temporarily, of course) because it looked so interesting. There are generally two types of history books–a narrative history or an agenda-driven history.…
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Book review: The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh
The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries written by Dorothy Sayers. Jill Paton Walsh has continued the series ably although without as much of the quirky spark as the original series. This particular book is fascinating in that it starts with a…