Sea

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Book Review – The English Monster by Lloyd Shepherd

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ March 7, 2012 ⋅ 9 Comments

I’ve never been drawn to historical fiction, probably because I hated history at school and gave it up at the earliest opportunity. But in fact, some of the novels I love definitely fall into this category: anything by Sarah Waters; John Harding’s Florence & Giles set in Victorian era New England which was one of … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Devil’s Music by Jane Rusbridge

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ 3 Comments

I recently spent some time on the coast in Dorset, but I’ve been thinking about the sea for weeks, since reading The Devil’s Music by Jane Rusbridge. When you read a lot (and I’m up to 46 novels so far this year), even good books fade and blur in the memory, but a month after … Continue reading →

A Citydweller’s Week by the Sea

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ October 31, 2011 ⋅ 4 Comments

Back in London now after a fantastic week away from it all in Dorset, in Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast (South Coast of England about 4 hrs from London for those who don’t know it) which is a designated World Heritage Site. It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from East Devon to Dorset, … Continue reading →