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The Fort is a rare standalone novel from Bernard Cornwell. It tells the story of an early engagement in the American War of Independence. On paper the battle should easily have been won by the Americans but it turned out to be a victory for the British. It is very closely based on fact and…
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The God Species by Mark Lynam is about how humans are affecting the planetary environment and about how some of the things the environmental movement are proposing as solutions aren’t helping. Lynam explains why and suggests alternatives. Basically, technology has got us into this mess and only technology can get us out of it. As…
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George Soros wrote The Crisis of Global Capitalism in 1998, in the last credit crunch. I thought it would be interesting to see if what he said was still true. The central point of the book is that money markets aren’t based on natural laws that are always true no matter what, but are actually…
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The Shelters of Stone is the fifth in the Earth’s Children series by Jean M. Auel. I read the first book, The Clan of the Cave Bear, when I was eleven and I loved it. I read it many times and it remains one of my favourite books. I’d also read the other three, with…
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Free kindle books! Yay. There are books now out of copyright that are available free for the kindle and I have availed myself of a few. One of them is The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope which I wanted to read as it was mentioned in an article on The Business Case for…
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I had a bit of break at Christmas and I took the opportunity to think about how the elements of my life fit together and where I’m spending my time. I decided I was going to work out how to reduce the amount of time I spend commuting and that I would put writing on…
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I love a meme. Have I mentioned that? The latest meme I have particularly liked is the ‘What I think I do’ poster. Here are two that apply to me. And yes, this is what I think I do. These were sent to me so I can’t link to the originator. I would give credit…
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Ever wondered precisely what genre you like to read and write? H/T to My First Book for linking to this fabulous genre map. The original genre map is from Book Country. If you follow the link, the squares on the map have a short synopsis of the sub-genres and some examples of books that fall…
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The first thing to say about The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender is that it has a great title. It’s evocative and intriguing, the rhythm is good and is the sort of title that makes me wish I had a talent for titling things. At the age of nine Rose discovers she…
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One of my top ten books is Possession by A. S. Byatt and so it stands to reason that I would like other books by the same author. I read Angels and Insects and wasn’t blown away. I bought Babel Tower and it has sat on my bookshelf for ten years. Part of the reason…
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Boudica Marginalia 