Books and Things | Favourite Books of 2023 | Modern Books @katiejlumsden | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
In which I talk about some more of my favourite books of 2023 . . .

My Favourite Classics Read in 2023 video: youtube.com/watch?v=tbV04NSezik

*Books Mentioned*

Bleaker House, Nell Stevens: goodreads.com/book/show/30763887

What I Learned from Johnny Bevan, Luke Wright: goodreads.com/book/show/29845398

Peak, Luke Wright: goodreads.com/book/show/150385267

A Portable Paradise, Roger Robinson: goodreads.com/book/show/51260434

Sonnets for Albert, Anthony Joseph: goodreads.com/book/show/62052035

Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit, @jenvcampbell : goodreads.com/book/show/122871050

Just As You Are, Camille Kellogg: goodreads.com/book/show/61827548

The Manor House Governess, C.A. Castle: goodreads.com/book/show/87002272

Circus of Wonders, Elizabeth Macneal: goodreads.com/book/show/56379302

No Life for a Lady, Hannah Dolby: goodreads.com/book/show/61261057

The Maiden, Kate Foster: goodreads.com/book/show/63106877-the-maiden

Theatre of Marvels, Liane Dillsworth: goodreads.com/book/show/58311995-theatre-of-marvels

You and Me on Vacation, Emily Henry: goodreads.com/book/show/55275757-you-and-me-on-vacation

The Sun Walks Down, Fiona McFarlane: goodreads.com/book/show/60784798-the-sun-walks-down

Clytemnesta, Costanza Casati: goodreads.com/book/show/61361681-clytemnestra

Miss Austen Investigates, Jessica Bull: goodreads.com/book/show/195667953-miss-austen-investigates

The New Life, Tom Crewe: goodreads.com/book/show/61273326-the-new-life

Rose and the Burma Sky, Rosanna Amaka: goodreads.com/book/show/61067578-rose-and-the-burma-sky

The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue: goodreads.com/book/show/52722079-the-pull-of-the-stars

The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, Anne Corlett :

Mrs Nash’s Ashes, Sarah Adler: goodreads.com/book/show/62296523-mrs-nash-s-ashes

The Paying Guests, Sarah Waters: goodreads.com/book/show/20821087-the-paying-guests

Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris: goodreads.com/book/show/60141403-act-of-oblivion

The Chosen, Elizabeth Lowry: goodreads.com/book/show/60397831-the-chosen

The Beholders, Hester Musson: goodreads.com/book/show/179252476-the-beholders

Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson: goodreads.com/book/show/57926137-black-cake

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