The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria
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A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled...
Sirius
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In Berlin, he was named Levi: a good Jewish dog with a good Jewish name. When his owners fled to...
And I don’t blame her for one minute.
She comes across as an incredibly likeable character, while the other gods, and in particular Zeus, really are not.
Aphrodite is written in such an approachable way, and I particularly enjoyed the humour. Her relationships with other gods and Titans, her role in fate, and her frequent return to it long after it had been passed on to others, were fascinating. Aphrodite’s relationships with Zeus, Hephaestus, Ares and her son Eros gave a human slant to her life, which was messy, complicated and full of mistakes she couldn’t avoid making.
I’ve never watched any of the Real Housewives programmes, but I imagine that a series from Mount Olympus would feature A LOT of Aphrodite!
Who Let the Gods Out?
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Elliot's mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes to earth and changes...
Deadlier: 100 Crime Stories Written by Women
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100 of the best crime stories written by women, selected and introduced by Sophie Hannah. From...
The Little Library Cookbook
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Paddington Bear's marmalade, a Neopolitan pizza with Elena Ferrante, afternoon tea at...
Bad Blood
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Bad blood comes to the fore when star-crossed love ends in murder...One hundred years of bad blood...
The Country Set
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Compton Magna and Nether Bagot sit high on the Fosse Hills to either side of the...
The Hungry Grass
Richard Power, Declan Kiberd and Michael Schmidt
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At the funeral, several priests remarked how appropriate it was that Father Conroy should have...
In White Ink
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These remarkable stories are sustained by the experience of motherhood. They bring the psychological...
