Book Review: The Age of Orphans by Laleh Khadivi
The Age of Orphans Laleh Khadivi Bloomsbury, 2009 9781608190423 New trade paperback; won in āCaption Thisā contest from Roanoke Times columnist Dan Casey See them sleep, these sons of mine. See them, nestled like loved ones, row after row, barrack after barrack, heads awash in the last brine of boyhood. See them sleep, my army [...]
February 8, 2012
Tags: Bloomsbury, general fiction, historical, Iran, Kurds, Shah Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Review: Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie
Persona Non Grata (published in the UK & Australia as Ruso and the Root of All Evils) Ruth Downie Bloomsbury Publishing, August 2010 ISBN 9781608190478 Trade Paperback āIs it true someoneās trying to bankrupt us?ā Lucius leaned back in their fatherās chair and folded his arms. āIf I were to say no,ā he said, āand [...]
September 8, 2010
Tags: ancient Roman, Bloomsbury, historical, mystery, Roman Britain Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: Then Came the Evening by Brian Hart
Then Came the Evening Brian Hart Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009 9781608190140 ARC from Goodreadsā First Reads giveaway Sleep would not come easy this time and he knew it as soon as he blinked and opened his eyes and there was no difference between the two. He began and suffered through an inventory of the reasons why [...]
May 5, 2010
Tags: Bloomsbury, general fiction Posted in: Full Reviews 5 Comments
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