2014 – My Year in Books
It’s that time of year when the blogosphere, literary journals and newspapers are full of lists of best books of 2014. So, for what it’s worth, here’s a list of (almost) everything I’ve read this year for pleasure. The comments are simply whatever small note I made (or didn’t make) in my reading journal. I…
Bertie. A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley
Just finished Bertie: A Life of Edward VII. Phew! I enjoyed it, mostly. Full of salacious adulterers and insights into European politics. Reviewed in The Guardian. “This book started out, Ridley tells us, as a short study of Bertie’s relations with the many women in his life (including of course his mother). It turned into…