OR The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors TO READ AFTER Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's GreatestOR The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors TO READ AFTER Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King...more
The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King, as the author named it, and also known as one of the strongest military powers in Europe for The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King, as the author named it, and also known as one of the strongest military powers in Europe for his war successes against France. What I think is a little exaggerated compared to Napoleon and Alexander!
It was a great read, fluent and fast! The whole life of Henry V, starting with his childhood, then at the time of her father Henry IV's reign, his marriage to Catherine, daughter of King Charles VI of France, and finally his time over England for a brief period of nine years and four months before dying at the young age of 35.
Thanks to Head of Zeus Audiobooks via NetGalley for allowing me to listen to Henry V, written and narrated by Dan Jones. I have given my honest review. The publishing date will be on 12 September. ...more
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency meets Dear Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson in Edinburgh in 1911!
I may add Enola Holmes too, whatever,Story7.5/10 Audio9/10
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency meets Dear Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson in Edinburgh in 1911!
I may add Enola Holmes too, whatever, this is exactly what the new cozy series start.
Maud McIntyre and her business partner, Daisy Cameron (her ex-lady's maid) organize the first Scottish Ladies Detective Agency and wait for their prime customers. As you may guess, the customers will come, but all asking for Mr. McIntyre, after all, we are talking about more than a century ago, even the presence of two ladies and work in an agency is some sort of miracle from where I'm looking... If my mother and I want to try... Ok, I am distracted...
Yes, the story...
Their first case is about a jewelry thief who robbing parties in the Scottish Highlands, and the Duchess of Duddingston employs Maud to go undercover as a guest at her weekend party to prevent notoriety... Jewellery thief Dog kidnapper Missing girl and MURDER Oh, we can say Maud has a very busy time, right?!
This was a good story with likable characters, I definitely want to try the next audiobook, with that excellent accent and great different characters' performance.
Thanks to Bookouture Audio via NetGalley for giving me the chance of listening to The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency by Lydia Travers and Narrated by Helen McAlpine. I have given my honest review. ...more
This is Julian Barnes! Neil, a man who tries hard to describe an inspiring woman, is his college teacher of a course on Culture and Civilisation, ElizaThis is Julian Barnes! Neil, a man who tries hard to describe an inspiring woman, is his college teacher of a course on Culture and Civilisation, Elizabeth Finch. Neil remembers her from his youth, he has her papers now and is trying to write something about Elizabeth Finch.
This is precisely a story that only Julian Barnes may tell! And this time I understand Elizabeth Finch, or probably I only think so. This time I liked her, her belief and philosophy eas, the mysterious and independent way she was.
So why 4-star? This is not a book to recommend to everyone; in part one, we have a promising start about Elizabeth Finch, then part two is a dry discussion of the history, which may Julian Barnes's perspective of what knows or believes about it.
Though I enjoyed the audio narrator by Justin Avoth, however, was a little hard for me to follow part two, as a non-native English reader. But, I liked this story of Elizabeth Finch, and the history part may be engaging more for other people.
Thanks to RB Media via NetGalley for the ARC, I have given my honest review. Duration 5 Hours, 17 Minutes...more
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