Here’s a piece I did for the Historical Writers Association (HWA) on what my five desert island books would be. Tricky deciding but I went a bit for laughs on the assumption that I’d need them. Don’t worry, you won’t find The Brothers Karamazov here, but maybe some books you might enjoy. They contain the following: rats, playwrights, an actor having a nervous breakdown, a woman with webbed feet, a war hero and the magnificent city of London. Sorry about the dolphins by the way – don’t know what came over me!
http://www.historiamag.com/desert-island-books-victoria-blake/
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I like Pat Barker and of course I adore The Passion, but the others are new to me, interesting choices.
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Thanks Andrea. The thing is if I’d made the choices the next day I’d probably have chosen some different ones. It was difficult to do!
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I can imagine, I’ve been sorting my book out, deciding which ones to get rid of and which ones I must keep, seeing all the old favourites!
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Thanks for the introduction – not sure I’d read a book about a rat unless it was recommended. Totally agree with you about ‘Regeneration.’
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Go for that rat! Regeneration is a book I re-read probably more than any other. I always come to the end and think, ‘Now how did she do that again?’ I love all her books actually. I’ve been watching a series called The Collection on Amazon Prime recently. It’s set post-war in Paris in a fashion house and I keep thinking of your Loving Le Corbusier. It’s very entertaining. Worth checking out – it’s got Frances de la Tour in it. A good reason for watching anything in my opinion!
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Sounds my cup of tea (and Frances de la Tour can do no wrong) – I’ll keep an eye out for it.
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I’m quite ashamed to admit I’ve read none of those five books. I better get to it!! THANK YOU. xo
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No shame allowed RW. Regeneration is a fantastic book a perfect mixture of head, heart and history.
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Gosh, you know so many books.
You will not be surprised at all that your fictionally-challenged Artist’s Way companion had never heard of any of the books in your list(!).
Dread to think what you’d make of my list – though clearly never likely to happen.
Brava!
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I’d love to read your list. Lots of lovely colour!
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