Novels, lit fic, sf/fantasy, YA, (trying to give up crime fiction) Full non-fiction range below
I'm a retired agricultural research scientist cum academic librarian cum IT tutor working on my allotment and writing novels in the hut when not helping with the washing up or visiting our three children and their growing families (seven grandkids).
I have shelves of books encompassing religion* ancient and modern, natural history, farming, ecology, geography, gardening, poetry, philosophy, literary criticism, Kent, Wales, Northumberland, history and archaeology, especially Romano-British archaeology.
I borrow novels from the village library. Favourite authors include Richard Powers, DE Stevenson, Joanna Trollope, and ... erm ... that other person whose name I can't remember.
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Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen …
She has always been the kind who can love but not stay. Taking only her research gear, she arrives in …
A very human story set in a cosmic (and global and political) context. Brilliant
Wow! This is some book! Heartfelt and heartrending. Dealing with vast topics but dealing with them so simply that it is an easy read ... if not always a comfortable one. Father-son relationship takes on HumanRace-PlanetEarth relationship in a cosmic and very personal story. Profound and moving. Vital
Thanks for the recommendation!
In 1859, ex–East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall with an injury that almost cost …
The title is The Half Life of Valery K
Not sure why it is labelled The Rust Country here ...
Why is this book called The Rust Country on Rambling Readers when the actual title is The Half Life of Valery K? - and it is called The Half Life of Valery K on other instances of Bookwyrm?
Mystified
A time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it …
In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on …
Brilliant. This is, imho, a wonderful book. It is constantly fascinating; never a dull moment
Natasha Pulley is a really innovative, fresh and original writer. I have enjoyed both of the books I've read to date. Excellent
I need to start. I've not read any of them. Long way behind!
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@pagetwoandsix@ramblingreaders.org I did just read all of mainline discworld novels (41 books I think) - first time through, have enjoyed them all, feel like this last novel was an almost perfect end.
Have you just read all of TP's books?!!
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It took me some time to get into the story. But once I got into it, I wanted to know more. What happened to Robert ? Sarah ? Terry ? Lovely story and well written.
