Recent acquisitions:
📖 Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks (this is a rare case of buying the book after having read it. ★★★★★)
📖 The English Nation: The Great Myth by Edwin Jones
📖 Clem Attlee: Labour's Great Reformer by Francis Beckett
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so-so2.5/5
Some interesting info, but I was quite put off by her way of looking at their life through our modern prism, and then explaining how it was at the time, these parts reading as if it was written for middle schoolers.
Also, what I see as a marketing ploy to sale more books by focusing only on the female siblings didn't work for me. Churchill's son is barely mentioned, and it would have been great to see the whole dynamic between the siblings.
pickI thought this was a fascinating read given how different the sisters were when you take into account who their parents were, the losses they suffered and the choices each made. Truly, a book worth reading if anything Churchill interests you as it does me. #bookspin @thearomaofbooks
pickThis is a nice quick read!
so-soNot my favorite by Millard. For an escape story, it was a bit slow and plodding.
pickI am finding this man to be incredibly interesting now that I'm focusing on him through biography type reads. This #chunkster although a little dry in some areas was overall quite the page turner. #bookspin @thearomaofbooks
pickWow! First in America we aren't taught much about this conflict so I came in with a little knowledge conflict wise...but little to nothing about Churchills involvement. This man was so daring and audacious at the same time. This reads like a fast paced thriller...not what it is a very informative #nonfiction read. Highly recommend this one. #bookspin @thearomaofbooks
Completed both my #bookspin and #doublespin for August! Moo was a light and sweet story in both verse and prose of a family transitioning from city to country life and coming to love a stubborn cow named Zora. The Golden Hour was heavier graphic novel in that the MC is experiencing PTSD after a shooting. He anchors himself by taking photos and cautiously makes friends with kids involved in 4-H. I enjoyed them both! 🐮
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23 #56 Interesting enough to keep my attention. I have a feeling that was greatly in part due to Saskia Maarleveld.
Received my signed copy + a MDR watercolor painting in the mail today!
