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Bookworm Musings
Seven Sackings
Rome: A History of Seven Sackings, by Matthew Kneale This book seemed like a fabulous idea - how Rome’s been changed by invaders and wars - what it looked like before the invasion; what society was like, and how it was changed by seven invasions. The author stated...
All the news
Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts, David E McCraw While still in the preface, I was so upset by McCraw’s questions about the fate of the US, I almost put the book down. I’m glad I persevered because the New York...
Madame Foucade
Madame Foucade’s Secret War, by Lynne Olson I picked this book up after reading the New York Times’ review of it, which used words like “fast-paced” and “gripping” as well as “impressively researched.” I wasn’t so gripped (more later), but definitely intrigued enough...