Monthly Archives: October, 2008
Unemployed Struggles by Wal Hannington
This book is the memoirs of Wal Hannington from the 1930s. This is the decade remembered for mass unemployment, the decline of the staple industries, the removal of slum housing and the depression. It was an interesting book to read as a primary source for studying the 1930s, however Hannington himself annoyed me. We read [...]
Share on FacebookEntertaining Angels by Joanna Bell
Synopsis: Joshua Gilfoyle has decided there are two things he wants from life before he dies: to find his lost son and to commission an artist to produce his lasting legacy – a new angel for Foxbarton church. His family can’t understand why he’s already bidding his life farewell, but Joshua is not a man [...]
Share on FacebookA Season of Eden by JM Warwick
Synopsis from Amazon: He’s my teacher. I shouldn’t be alone with him. But I can’t help that he’s irresistible. I let the door silently close at my back. He stared at me, and a taut quiet stretched between us. “I like hearing you play,” I said, moving toward him. He turned, in sync with my [...]
Share on FacebookKansas in August by Patrick Gale
Synopsis from Amazon: In this first novel, Dr Henry (Henrietta) Metcalfe falls for a hitch-hiker, Rufus. A psychiatrist and a teacher, both are intent on concealing their true identities. To complicate this comedy of sexual role reversal, Rufus is having an affair with Henry’s brother, Hilary, who wants to be a father. I don’t really [...]
Share on FacebookLove on the Dole by Walter Greenwood
This was on my reading list for university, and I am glad I picked it. Synopsis: In Hanky Park, near Salford, Harry and Sally Hardcastle grow up in a society preoccupied with grinding poverty, exploited by bookies and pawnbroker, bullied by petty officials and living in constant fear of the dole queue and the Means [...]
Share on FacebookBroad Street by Christine Weiser
This is not only the first book by the author Christine Weiser, but it is also the first book to be released by the publisher PS Books, which is part of the literary magazine Philadelpha Stories. This is another book that had a cover which jumped out at me and immediately made me want to [...]
Share on FacebookIncomparable by Andrew Wilson
Incomparable by Andrew Wilson is a Christian book which looks at the character of God. I purchased it because my brother needs it for his theology training and I really enjoyed it. This is a very readable book which looks at some of the characteristics of God. Every chapter is short, no more than 6 [...]
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