Prompt – A bildungsroman (a coming of age tale – not necessarily for the main character in this instance, but definitely for one of the supporting characters!) Medium – Book About the Book – Set in WW2, the book tells the story of Lana Ashwin, a young teacher whose fiancee, Dickie, dies at sea. HerContinue reading “Book #48 – An Orphan’s Wish”
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Book #47 – A Pocket Full of Rye
Prompt – A book published in the 20th Century Medium – Book About the Book – Rex Fortescue, an investor and king of a financial empire, is found dead in his office (‘counting house’) after being poisoned. When his body is examined, he is found to have a pocket full of cereal, specifically, rye. HisContinue reading “Book #47 – A Pocket Full of Rye”
Book #46 – Juror No. 3
Prompt – A book you picked because the title caught your attention (I was on a jury once and found the whole thing really interesting). Medium – Book About the Book – Ruby Bozarth is a lawyer in a small Mississippi town. She is asked to represent a black college football player against a chargeContinue reading “Book #46 – Juror No. 3”
Book #45 – Do Harm
Prompt – A medical thriller Medium – Book About the Book – Carter is a widower, whose wife, son and father have all been killed by instances of medical malpractice. Driven by anger and a desire for revenge, he joins up with a group of men who have suffered similar wrongdoings and they decide toContinue reading “Book #45 – Do Harm”
Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter
Prompt – A book you meant to read in 2019. Medium – Book About the Book – Written by a monk, ‘Baptizing Harry Potter’ offers a Christian take on Harry Potter. Moving away from the idea that anything with magic, witches or wizards must be inherently evil, Luke Bell suggests that the stories of HarryContinue reading “Book #44 – Baptizing Harry Potter”
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