Wolf Road, by Alice Roberts: #BookReview.

On 19/08/2023 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Literature, Reading, Review8 Comments

This wonderful story was written for children, but I read and enjoyed it as a man of 75 years because it is so well written. An absorbing, intelligent, imaginative adventure informed by the science the author has lived with and her experience of life in appropriate lands. I’ve followed Alice Roberts’ career with interest ever …

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After the Barricades, by Jessica Stilling: #BookReview.

On 14/06/2023 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, opinion, Reading, Review2 Comments

468 pagesHistorical Literary Fiction The world, it seems, changes little in spite of protests about injustice and inequality. This novel, set essentially in the Paris student riots (I prefer rebellion, protests, political activism) of 1968, relates the times as seen through the eyes of some students and an artist who understands and befriends the workers. …

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Loyalty in Conflict, by April Taylor: #BookReview.

On 16/03/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Reading, Review2 Comments

A novel by an author who always does her research thoroughly, understanding the moods, harsh realities, inequalities, priorities, and thoughts of the times she writes about. April Taylor’s ‘Loyalty in Conflict’ is a deep dive into the world of England during part of the protracted period of the Wars of the Roses. Her introduction to …

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