by Ricarda Huch
A thriller set in St Petersburg in the early 1900's. The governor has closed the University following student unrest and has received a death threat.
His wife, concerned for his safety, hires a secretary to look out for him. But not everything is as it seems. Told through letters written by the main characters this book is a real page turner. 8/10
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Death in Venice
by Thomas Mann
I read this book in Venice and it evokes the city in a loving and perfect way.
The story is about a wealthy artist who falls in love with a young boy whom he adores from a distance. It is always a doomed attraction but is one of the most beautiful books I have read in some time 9/10
I read this book in Venice and it evokes the city in a loving and perfect way.
The story is about a wealthy artist who falls in love with a young boy whom he adores from a distance. It is always a doomed attraction but is one of the most beautiful books I have read in some time 9/10
Vile Bodies
by Evelyn Waugh
The story of Adam Fenwick-Symes and of England and the upper classes between the wars.
This satire is bitingly funny in places but ends up in a very somber and, for a book published in 1930, prophetic place. 8/10
The story of Adam Fenwick-Symes and of England and the upper classes between the wars.
This satire is bitingly funny in places but ends up in a very somber and, for a book published in 1930, prophetic place. 8/10
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