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Letters from Portugal, Spain & France 1812 - 1814.

By Samuel d Broughton

5 stars

Broughton began as an assistant- surgeon in the Dorsetshire militia, and in October 1812 became assistant-surgeon of the 2nd Life Guards. Then he was appointed additional surgeon and placed in medical charge of the squadrons of his regiment being sent to the Peninsula. He was with his regiment in their campaign from Lisbon to Boulogne and later at Waterloo. His letters cover the Army and the campaigns as well as his observations of all that happened around him. As such, they are an amazing primary source, and must have been one of the sources used by Georgette Heyer for her research. Some of the stories he recounts are tragic.
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris.

By Benjamin Harris

5 stars

This is an account, from the rank and file soldier's perspective, of what happened during the Peninsula War and up until Napoleon was sent to Elba. I became interested in this period after reading a Georgette Heyer semi-fictionalized story called The Spanish Bride about Colonel Harry Smith and the Spanish girl he married during the Peninsula Campaign. It was so detailed that I decided to check the research - and found this account, which was fascinating. It led me to check several other sources.
Murder at Kensington Palace

By Andrea Penrose

4 stars

This is the third Wrexford and Sloane regency mystery. Charlotte's cousin Cedric is murdered and his twin brother is accused of the crime. To help him Charlotte must return to her aristocratic origins and rely on Wrexford's interest in science to solve the murders. A very twisted plot and historically accurate.
I Taught Them To Cook

By Jenny Ridgwell

4 stars

The story of the author's time as Head of Cookery in 1972, in an east London comprehensive school. This was the first time boys were able to choose cookery as a subject so there were issues of discipline - there was also the EXAM. It is an honest autobiography, and students then seem so much less sophisticated and less adventurous in terms of food than students today.
A Change in Tide.

By Freya Barker

4 stars

First in the Northern Lights series. Main protagonists are in their forties, and have individual challenges to work out - PTSD induced agoraphobia and loss of her career and first marriage for the heroine, and the end of a sporting career for the hero. Add in a pregnant sister, unscrupulous paparazzi and a nasty ex for the sister and there's lots going on.
Come a Little Closer

By Kait Nolan

4 stars

A combination of second chance romance and semi-mystery, but well written. Part of a linked series but can be read as a stand-alone. Nice to see the high school bully/mean girl get her comeupance.
A Journey - An Experience of a Lifetime

By Michael L Gayer

4 stars

Autobiography of a retired Master Trooper in the Indiana State Police. An insight into how being a part of law enforcement affects the men and women who serve and impacts on their families. It covers the dark and lighter sides of police work. He began by working as a dispatcher in 1973 and applied to the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy when he was 21. He served for 21 and a half years. Really interesting to see how attitudes differ in the USA.
Backstitched and Stabbed

By Tilly Wallace

5 stars

Number 2 in the Grace Designs mystery series set in post-World War One Wellington. It shows how the attitudes of the time to homosexuality could lead to murder. Really accurate in terms of historical Wellington and social mores. Recommended.
Gather the Anarchists

By Tilly Wallance

5 stars

Historical mystery set in Wellington post-World War One during the visit to New Zealand by Edward, Prince of Wales. Number 3 in a series. Historically accurate, social history is spot on as are the events, fashion etc. Really enjoyable.
Crash Into You

By J H Croix

4 stars

Linked to the Diamond Creek, Alaska series. Does cover issues such as sexual abuse, how influential men can get away with abuse, effects of dyslexia on confidence along with a pleasant story,

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Letters from Portugal, Spain & France 1812 - 1814.

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris.

Murder at Kensington Palace

I Taught Them To Cook

A Change in Tide.

Come a Little Closer

A Journey - An Experience of a Lifetime

Backstitched and Stabbed

Gather the Anarchists

Crash Into You

Mt Roskill Grammar

10,824 pages read and 354 total points

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