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Posts tagged history

UNRULY: David Mitchell

UNRULY: David Mitchell

Non-FictionLindsayFebruary 6, 2024history

WIFEDOM: Anna Funder

WIFEDOM: Anna Funder

Biography, Non-FictionKatAugust 1, 2023feminism, literary, history

HORSE: Geraldine Brooks

HORSE: Geraldine Brooks

FictionVisitorsDecember 13, 2022historical, history

THE BOOKSELLER OF FLORENCE: Ross King

THE BOOKSELLER OF FLORENCE: Ross King

Non-FictionLindsayMarch 1, 2022history, armchair travel

THE MAIDENS: Alex Michaelides

THE MAIDENS: Alex Michaelides

Fiction, Crime FictionLindsayJune 9, 2021mystery, murder mystery, history, psychological thriller

SEDUCTION: Karina Longworth

SEDUCTION: Karina Longworth

Non-Fiction, BiographyLindsayDecember 1, 2020interesting lives, non-fiction, history

DARK EMU: Bruce Pascoe

DARK EMU: Bruce Pascoe

Non-FictionKatMarch 14, 2019Australian, history, First Nation

SPQR: A HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME: Mary Beard

SPQR: A HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME: Mary Beard

Non-FictionLindsaySeptember 13, 2018history, non-fiction

THE ROMANOVS: Simon Sebag Montefiore

THE ROMANOVS: Simon Sebag Montefiore

Non-FictionLindsayJanuary 24, 2018history, russia