What a wonderful #Jolabokaflodswap package from @Jess ! The book from my wishlist AND a bonus book from my TBR! Plus a pile of chocolate and a beautiful bookmark. Thank you so much, Jess! Happiest of holidays to you and your family. 🙂 And much gratitude and holiday joy to @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing. 😘
Always appreciate the opportunity to see Shakespeare live. This play is a favorite!
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2023
Not knowing much about the life of Henry V after Agincourt, I was startled when he abruptly died halfway through his own biography.
A book about a fifteenth-century battle proves to be surprisingly timely:
When national morale is low and victory seems uncertain or far off, it is useful to be reminded that resourcefulness and determination can sometimes be more important than sheer weight of numbers. On the other hand, writing in such circumstances makes it easy to fall into the propaganda trap, . . .
pickI listened to this on audio, which for me means that my mind wandered a lot while I was listening to it. I still quite liked it, as I always enjoy Bernard Cornwell.
pickI LOVED this 🙌🏻 but I was already a big fan of Bernard Cornwell. This is a standalone that features the English-French battles at Soissons, Harfleur, and Agincourt in the early 1400‘s. I had to read this one fairly slowly because of all of the time spent on archery details and very specific military battle maneuvers. But by the time I approached the end, Agincourt, all of the attention on archery and strategy made total sense. Really enjoyed it.
