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Posted on September 26, 2020March 16, 2021

The Children of Swallow Fell by Julia Green

Julia Green's new book could be a story of our time; it is certainly one for our time. Without ever explicitly referring to any of…

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Posted on September 13, 2020March 18, 2021

The Great Revolt by Paul Dowswell

I've never troubled to hide my feelings about history. With very few exceptions, if it happened before 1800 I'm just not interested. I realise that…

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