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Tag: The Foundling

The Foundling – Stacey Halls

On April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

A pure delight for the fans of historical fiction. Based in 18th century London, introducing us to all levels of society through a story of a stolen child.  The Cosmopolitan recommends the author as ‘the new Hilary Mantel’, and while I haven’t read Mantel, this recommendation coming from this specific magazine is enough to make …

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Q1 2021 round-up

On April 5, 2021June 16, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

With 2020 done and dusted things were supposed to be different! I am outraged, because they were not. As soon as 2021 started we ended up in lockdown 3.0 in London. And all the magical belief that changing the year will change anything went out the window. It has been by far the worst of …

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