On What Cathy Read Next last week
Blog posts
Monday – I introduced my Buchan of the Month for December, The Long Traverse by John Buchan.
Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was on the theme of Christmas and I shared some of my Favourite Christmas Scenes. I also reviewed my Buchan of the Month for November, The King’s Grace by John Buchan.
Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…as well as have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.
Thursday – I published my review of The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn as part of the blog tour.
Friday – I shared my review of Liar by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen which usefully fulfilled one of the two remaining categories I need to complete the What’s In A Name Challenge 2020.
As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or so shared my blog posts on social media.
New arrivals
Game of the Gods by Paolo Maurensig, trans. by Anne Milano Appel (ARC, courtesy of World Editions)
In 1930s British India, a humble servant learns the art of chaturanga, the ancient Eastern ancestor of chess. His natural talent soon catches the attention of the maharaja, who introduces him to the Western version of the game. Brought to England as the prince’s pawn, Malik becomes a chess legend, winning the world championship and humiliating the British colonialists. His skills as a refined strategist eventually drag him into a strange game of warfare with far-reaching consequences.
Inspired by the unlikely true story of chess master Malik Mir Sultan Khan, Game of the Gods is a fascinating tale of karma and destiny.
Last Flight to Stalingrad by Graham Hurley (eARC, courtesy of Severn House, via NetGalley)
Berlin, 1942: For four years, the men in field grey have helped themselves to country after country across Western Europe. For Werner Nehmann, a journalist at the Promi – the Ministry of Propaganda – this dizzying series of victories has felt like a party without end. But now the Reich’s attention has turned towards the East, and as winter sets in, the mood is turning. Werner’s boss, Joseph Goebbels, can sense it.
A small man with a powerful voice and coal-black eyes, Goebbels has a deep understanding the dark arts of manipulation. His words, his newsreels, have shaken Germany awake, propelling it towards its greater destiny and he won’t let – he can’t let – morale falter now. But the Minister of Propaganda is uneasy and in his discomfort has pulled Werner into his close confidence. And here, amid the power struggle between the Nazi Chieftains, Werner will make his mistake and begin his descent into the hell of Stalingrad.
On What Cathy Read Next this week
Currently reading
Planned posts
- The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2021: Some Contenders?
- Top Ten Tuesday: My Winter 2020/21 TBR
- Waiting on Wednesday
- Blog Tour/Book Review: A Time for Swords by Matthew Harffy
- Book Review: The Running Wolf by Helen Steadman
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