My Week in Books – 24th March ‘19

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New arrivals

The Inside CityThe Inside City by Anita Mir (ebook, courtesy of Unbound and Random Things Tours)

As India hurtles towards Partition, in Lahore’s ancient inside city, Amrau Dar is not thinking about politics. She is waiting for a prediction about her son, Awais, to come true.

Awais discovers not a secret garden but a secret city and his beloved sister, Maryam, discovers the world of maths. Fearing that the prediction has gone wrong, Amrau takes a series of decisions that will change all their lives.


On What Cathy Read Next last week

Blog posts

Monday – I joined the blog tour for The Saxon Wolves by Penny Ingham, sharing my review of this historical novel set in 5th century Britain.

Tuesday –For Top Ten Tuesday I shared my list of Books On My Spring 2019 TBR.

WednesdayWWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…and have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.

Thursday – I published my review of The Road to Grantchester by James Runcie, the prequel to the author’s ‘The Grantchester Mysteries’ series.

Friday – I shared my review of After the Party by Cressida Connolly, one of the books on the longlist for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2019.

Saturday – I hosted a stop on the blog tour for historical romance, Hetty’s Secret War by Rosie Clarke, the third book in the author’s ‘Women at War’ series.

As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media this week.


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading

Planned posts

  • Book Review: The Night Tiger by Jangsze Choo
  • Book Review: Louis & Louise by Julie Cohen
  • Book Review: Josephine’s Daughter (The Golden City #5) by A.B. Michaels
  • Top Ten Tuesday: Audio Freebie
  • Waiting on Wednesday
  • Buchan of the Month/Book Review: The Path of the King by John Buchan
  • Blog Tour/Book Review: The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear