Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by the Countess of Carnarvon. This is the true story of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey, and its remarkable mistress Lady Almina, […]
I am Half-Sick of Shadows
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley I adored the first novel in the Flavia de Luce series, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Subsequent novels in […]
The Sisters
The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell I think I have written about the Mitfords before, but I cannot discuss sister biographies without reference to […]
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford I also reread Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love, which is by far the best Mitford authored book. (Hons and Rebels, an autobiography […]
The Priory
The Priory by Dorothy Whipple For Jane Austen fans! Although not as subtle as dear Jane’s works, The Priory, published in 1939, will appeal to many Austen fans. Christine and […]
The Mitford Murders
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes With Mitford mania in perpetual bloom, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising author wrote a mystery series featuring the Mitford […]
The Uninvited Guests
The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones It is not often that a book surprises me, but The Uninvited Guests did. At first glance, The Uninvited Guests appears to bea country […]