I don't know where the time has gone - I certainly did not mean to be away from here for this long - but before the year is out, here's a quick look at my reading highlights of 2023. In no particular order:
A Fortunate Woman, Polly Morland
The Bookseller of Inverness, S.G. MacLean
The Waters under the Earth, John Moore
And a Dog called Fig, Helen Humphreys
The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese
The Improbability of Love, Hannah Rothschild
The Secret Hours, Mick Herron
Wishing you the best in books and in all things in 2024!
I've just finished The Secret Hours, one of my highlights too.
Happy New Year, Cornflower.
Posted by: Mary | 03 January 2024 at 01:29 AM
Apologies - I think a spelling mistake on my part is linking my comment to a strange looking site.
Posted by: Mary | 03 January 2024 at 01:33 AM
A wonderful mix! I'm eager to try A Fortunate Woman and, after seeing it on a few lists this year, The Waters under the Earth. Happy New Year and all the best for 2024!
Posted by: Claire (The Captive Reader) | 03 January 2024 at 03:58 AM
Thank you, Mary and Claire, and happy reading!
Posted by: Cornflower | 03 January 2024 at 02:23 PM
Happy New Year! Here to recommend Helen Humphrey's The Lost Garden. I discovered Helen through you and have been reading her books; this one really did it for me.
Posted by: Dorothy | 05 January 2024 at 11:24 AM
Happy new year, Dorothy!
I second your recommendation of The Lost Garden. I read it a few years ago and enjoyed it very much.
Posted by: Cornflower | 05 January 2024 at 11:33 AM