Blogs in October 2024

My Rude Awakening 20th October 2024

The honest, explicit and extraordinary memoir of Edward Charles Featherstone—Englishman, Businessman, Polo Player and Combat Pilot—My Rude Awakening reveals an astonishing account of life lived with passion and intensity. From the lush green Berkshire’s polo fields, through the ardours...

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The Eights 11th October 2024

They knew they were changing history. They didn’t know they would change each other. Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education...

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HANGING QUESTION 10th October 2024

A doctor does some sleuthing of her own when, following a murder, the police fish with rotten bait… With the fishing industry on its knees, it doesn’t come as a huge surprise to find a boat owner hanging by...

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The Portrait Artist 8th October 2024

One morning in 1890, a painting wrapped in brown paper appears on the steps of the National Gallery and causes a sensation. It’s clearly by Timothy Ponden-Hall, whose paintings were celebrated and debated not just for their beauty, but...

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The Bletchley Riddle 24th September 2024

A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Remember, you are bound by the official secrets act…  It is the summer of 1940. The world is at war. These days, you don’t know...

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