#TopTenTuesday Two-Hander Book Titles #TuesdayBookBlog

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

The rules are simple:

  • Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
  • Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
  • Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
  • Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Secondary/Minor Characters. I recall doing this before so rather than repeat it I’ve come up with my own twist – Two-Hander Book Titles – which poses the question which character’s primary and which secondary?

Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.

  1. Miss Veal and Miss Ham by Vicki Heywood
  2. The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small by Neil Jordan
  3. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
  4. Eagle & Crane by Suzanne Rindell
  5. Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik
  6. The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
  7. Thea and Denise by Caroline Bond
  8. Ike and Kay by James MacManus
  9. Elizabeth & Marilyn by Julie Owen Moylan
  10. Arthur & George by Julian Barnes

My Week in Books – 17th May 2026

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On the blog last week

Monday – I published my reviews of Relative Failures by Matthew Sturgis and Flashlight by Susan Choi.

Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was May Flowers and I created a list of Books By ‘Flowery’ Authors (authors with first names that are flowers).

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading.

Thursday – I shared my list for the latest Classics Club Spin.

Saturday – I joined other gardeners for #SixonSaturday, sharing six things happening in my garden this week.

New on my shelves

Conqueror (Agricola #4) by Simon Turney (Head of Zeus via NetGalley)

Following years of distinguished military and political exploits, Agricola has been rewarded with control of Aquitania by the Emperor Vespasian.

But Agricola’s greatest glories have always come in that rainy northern corner of the Britannia. When Vespasian sends him back to Britannia, this time as governor, he has a chance to cement his place in Roman history.

To conquer Britannia completely Agricola must overcome its many Celtic tribes. The Ordovices have massacred a Roman cavalry unit. The Selgovae and Damnonii resist Imperial rule fiercely. And he must take them on with ever fewer troops due to a series of changes at the heart of Roman power.

Failure will mean disgrace or death, but if he should succeed, Agricola will be forever lauded among the pantheon of Rome’s heroes.

Trials of the Heart by Stephen Wade (Northodox Press)

Will the forbidden fruits of their labours come to light?

As the end of the Second World War nears its close, a tense mood surrounds Leeds. Karel Letnov faces the noose at the Leeds assizes. Accused of a string of suspicious killings in the peaceful village of Forley, a war-ravaged community contemplates its future.

Clara nursed Karel back to health following the evacuations from Dunkirk at the start of hostilities. So when her husband, Tom, is found murdered, rumours of a secret relationship abound. 

Alyse Rose, a singer with Ken Kershaw’s dance band, becomes enraptured by the case when it is revealed that Kershaw and Karel were perhaps more than friends.

What I’m currently reading

I’m reading Once the Deed is Done, shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and Carrion Crow, published in paperback on 30th June by Pushkin Press, from my NetGalley shelf

Look out for…

  • Book Review: Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell
  • Book Review: Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan
  • Book Review: Bane of Bernicia by Matthew Harffy