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“Should I be taking you dancing?” “Not in those clothes. I’ve standards.”

Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles

October 23, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

And here he was now in his own bookshop, well fed, usefully busy, and enjoyably partnered. It made the violent assault and threat of torture seem quite worthwhile.” ― K.J. Charles, Slippery Creatures Will Darling has returned from serving in World War 1 and is starting to get back on his feet. After being unable to find employment upon returning to London, he is taken in by his estranged uncle, who runs a massive bookshop. When his uncle passes away from a stroke, Will takes […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: early 20th Century, England, England between the Wars, gay romance, K.J. Charles, queer romance, spies, World War I

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:58 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: early 20th Century, England, England between the Wars, gay romance, K.J. Charles, queer romance, spies, World War I ·
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Definitely one of the oddest childhood memoirs I’ve read

Germs: A Memoir of Childhood by Richard Wollheim

September 3, 2021 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Bingo Square Rep But not what you think.  Let Wollheim explain. “. . . such was the hope, I would, in saying one thing after another after another after another, each with a grain more of truth to it than its predecessor, come to spill the beans: I might, if only the ear stayed steady, and that was another hope, find myself, with one broad archaic gesture, scattering the germs.” Wollheim was born in England between the two wars to a German Jewish theatrical producer […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: childhood, England between the Wars, on the spectrum, Richard Wollheim, Visual Fragments

elderberrywine's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: childhood, England between the Wars, on the spectrum, Richard Wollheim, Visual Fragments ·
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