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  • Adrian Tinniswood: Noble Ambitions
  • Adrian Tinniswood: The Power and the Glory
  • Martin Williams: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
  • Gavin Plumley: A Home for all Seasons
  • Robert Harris: Precipice
  • Nigel Slater: A Thousand Feasts
  • Joan Aiken: Tales of London Town
  • Alan Connor: 188 Words for Rain
  • Ben Robinson: English Villages: An Extraordinary Journey through Time

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Claire

I read this when it was on the Booker shortlist so probably won't join in. I thought it was brilliant and you and your readers are in for a treat. Look forward to reading your thoughts and comments next month.

Cornflower

Thankyou, Claire, I'm so glad to hear you rate it that highly!

Karoline

I have had this on my TBR shelves for far too long so I welcome the push to get it read

Barb

Thanks for this. I have just finished "Touch Not the Cat" and am preparing something to contribute which relates to the author.

Barbara MacLeod

Oops... That post was from me as done on my iPhone. BJM

LizF

I read it when it was on the Man Booker shortlist too and very much enjoyed it.
It was interesting to see that period from a different perspective and I think that you will enjoy it.
Simon Mawer's most recent book The Girl who Fell from the Sky is also a good read.

Janet

I read this a couple of years ago and thought it a stunning read. Not just about architecture, but about the people who commissioned the building of a fabulous house, the architect and the politics of an era, which effectively changed the world. I'm planning to pass it on to my son, an architect.

litlove

Great! I own this but haven't yet read it. I hope very much to take part in November's book club.

Cornflower

Good!

Cornflower

Very glad to hear you speak so highly of it, Janet.

Cornflower

I haven't read any Simon Mawer yet but I'm very much looking forward to discovering him.

Cornflower

Always happy to give a little push!

Cornflower

Excellent.

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