Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy is an unputdownable read that captivated me from the first page. I devoured this book in two sittings; it would have been one, but the demands of work pulled me away. What struck me most profoundly was the realisation of...
Reading *Sashenka* by Simon Sebag Montefiore was an utterly captivating experience that swept me through the tumultuous waves of the Russian Revolution into the grim shadows of the Great Terror. Montefiore has a masterful way of weaving history with deep personal...
Reading James O’Brien’s How They Broke Britain was an enlightening, albeit unsettling, journey. From the first page to the last, I was engrossed in a narrative that was not only impeccably crafted but also intellectually stimulating in ways that were...
Immersing myself in Simon Sebag Montefiore’s “Jerusalem: The Biography” was not just reading; it felt like traversing through the very essence of one of history’s most mystifying cities. As a huge fan of Montefiore, his eloquent prose...
by Jon Biddle I’m a fickle reader and a writer, and there are few books that come across my desk that make me want to stop everything and read. Well, this one one of those books. No, I might be a tad biased and I won’t apologies. The Sharpe series was and still is my...
