pickReally loved this even though our main character Esme suffers many hardships and heartaches. She was brought up under the table of her fathers work - working on The Dictionary. She grows up and realizes that just like the suffragette movement going on, the dictionary is skewed to its inventors, while males.
Although I received this via #netgalley, it‘s already out in the UK and has been nominated for the #walterscottprize.
so-soThis book was like an adult Little House on the Prairie. It‘s about Leo Sercombe, a young boy who lives on a lord‘s farm. He‘s basically a horse whisperer. The dialogue is in accent which makes it unique. It‘s a quiet book, not much action; more about life as a servant around an estate and it‘s animals especially horses.
It was longlisted for the #walterscottprize.
#thehorseman #timpears #westcountrytrilogy #historicalfiction
pickI finished this yesterday. This was Helen Dunmore‘s final novel, as she passed away last year. I wanted so badly to love it, but the story just wasn‘t there. That said, Dunmore‘s prose was beautiful, as always, and she included an afterward in the book that made it worth the read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #walterscottprize #prizelistreading
Right now I seem to be obsessed with Prize list reading. I‘m starting this tonight, which is on the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction longlist. I was sorry to hear that Helen Dunmore passed away last year. She was a fantastic writer, and I believe this was her last novel. #walterscottprize #prizelistreading
