Some additions to my Reading Challenge

Never Surrender by Michael Dobbs“10 May 1940. Hitler launches his devastating attack that within days will overrun France, Holland and Belgium, and that will bring Britain to its knees at Dunkirk. Only one man, Winston Churchill, seems capable of standing in his way. Yet Churchill is isolated, mistrusted by many of his colleagues, and tormented…

A reading update

I have not read any non-fiction recently to add to my Reading Challenge but the last fiction book I finished reading was Winston’s War by Michael Dobbs.  My brother and sister-in-law gave me this book when we were in Sydney. (They were trying to declutter.) Since then they have visited us and brought two boxes…

I said I would borrow more by Michael Dobbs – recent reads part 3

This is the sixth in the Harry Jones series by Michael Dobbs.  Again I have read the books non sequentially but it doesn’t really make much difference if you just put the previous book out of your mind!  Not difficult to do when you get a bit old. 🙂 From the cover: Tell me about your…

The Lords’ Day, nothing to do with the Sabbath as the punctuation shows – recent reads 2

Great story line and never a dull moment from start to finish. Kept me reading because of fast pace with in-depth characters I could believe were real.  From the cover: The State Opening of Parliament. The most magnificent royal occasion of the year. The Queen, her Cabinet and all the most powerful people in the…