Recent acquisition for our personal library (not in the Litsy database yet, despite me adding it weeks ago):
📖 The Celtic Vision: Prayers and Blessings From the Outer Hebrides: Selections From the Carmina Gadelica edited by Esther De Waal
#celtic #medieval #christianity
pickThe vill of Sticklepath holds many dark secrets and when the skeleton of a young girl is found and rumours of cannibalism abound, Sir Baldwin and friends come to investigate.
The author is very good at invoking an atmosphere but be warned, it's a very depressing one.
so-soThe Black Death in London, by Barney Sloane (2011)
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Premise: A look at the impact of the Black Death on the city of London and environs.
Review: This book‘s greatest success is in its incredible detail. Sadly that‘s also it‘s greatest weakness. Even as someone very nerdy about history, archaeology, and public health, the level of detail here was overwhelming and felt unnecessary. ⬇️
so-soI try to read classics periodically and I‘d never read this. I tried to be excited. It was fine.
Recent acquisition for our personal library.
#ockham #medieval #england #philosophy
panSimon Puttock organises a tournament for Lord Hugh, only to find his efforts come to nothing when bodies turn up and he is cast as main suspect.
Not 1 of the author's best. I kept getting some of the potential suspects muddled and realised who the murderer actually was pretty early on. Also 2 of the victims (out of 5) were a gay couple, IIRC the 1st gay characters in this series, but our sympathies were obviously meant to lie with the murderer.
