Tag Archives: England
The Evening and the Morning – Ken Follett
Edgar’s life is upended when a Viking raid leaves his father dead and the family boat building business destroyed. Looking for a new start, the family moves to the village of Dreng’s Ferry. There his life becomes entwined with Ragna, … Continue reading
Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Princesses of King Edward Longshanks – Kelcey Wilson-Lee
Joanna, Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth, were the daughters of Edward I, who reigned from 1239 to1307. The traditional view of medieval royal princesses is of quiet young ladies, tending to their needlework, participating in royal pageantry dressed in beautiful silks … Continue reading
To Die But Once – Jacqueline Winspear
It is spring, 1940, and England is full of fear, full of uncertainty, waiting, waiting for something to happen. Young men had gone abroad to fight a war as had their fathers. The country was on edge. Phil Coombes should … Continue reading
In This Grave Hour: A Maisie Dobbs Novel – Jacqueline Winspear
As the wireless crackled to life, conversation stopped and tension mounted. Maisie waited in the drawing room with her best friend, Priscilla, and Priscilla’s husband and boys. It was Sunday, September 3, 1939, and they were all prepared for what … Continue reading
Poppy – Mary Hooper
Poppy Pearson is a young maid in service to the aristocratic de Vere family during the outbreak of World War I. Poppy is urged by a former teacher to take advantage of the expanding opportunities to women due to the … Continue reading
