As
indicated in the title, The Secret Keeper, by Kate Morton, is
all about secrets. Family secrets from long ago childhood in
Australia, to World War II in London, and the present (2011). The
discovery and unraveling of these intertwining secrets makes for
compelling reading. As with her other books, there are wonderful
descriptions of time and place.
Born
in Iowa, Bill Bryson spent more than two decades in England before
returning to the States. He traveled all over the island country,
much of it on foot, writing of his journey. These observations (and
explanations) of British life became Notes From a Small Island.
A nice look at our friends across the pond.
If
you like math and science then you just might enjoy The
Oxford Murders, by Guillermo
Martinez. Clues arrive in the form of symbols and cryptic messages.
It's up to the mathematicians to catch the killer.
If
you are interested in the old manor homes, and what it was like to
live 'upstairs' or 'downstairs', read A Brief History to
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the
Golden Age, by Michael
Paterson. The title might sound a bit stuffy, but it's a good read
with just enough detail (but not too much) of a way of life that
exists no more.
Reading
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