Lisa in Bookland | June 2023 Reading Wrap Up @lisainbookland | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Here is my wrap-up for the books I read in June 2023 – mostly historical fiction with a non-fiction, a biography, and some contemporary as well. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought of them!
BOOKS READ
- Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
- George III: Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch by Andrew Roberts (I listened to the audiobook by Philip Stephens)
- Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen by Sarah Jane Downing
- The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin
- North Child by Edith Pattou (published as East in the US)
- The Princess and the Captain by Anne Laure Bondoux
- Framley Parsonage is the fourth book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
- Daughters of the House by Michèle Roberts
- The Colony by Audrey Magee
- Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
- The People on Platform 5 by Claire Pooley
- Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling by Lara S. Ormiston
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Sharpe’s Tiger is the first book (chronologically) of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell
- The St Crispin’s Day speech I mentioned is from Henry V by William Shakespeare
- A Single Thread by Tracey Chevalier
- Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=LSDay6bDviw&t=1025s)
- Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court by Lucy Worsley (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=gepbJqo0uUM&t=791s)
- Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts
- A Secret Alchemy by Emma Darwin (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=W-nHRcfbU0U&t=1252s)
- Prince Caspian is the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
- Doctor Thorne is the third book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=GhSRFKinVGI)
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
- Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=ppZSQIm0ExU)
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=DmZkHcFG2bo&t=637s)
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Queen Charlotte (2023 film); Netflix series: imdb.com/title/tt14661396
- Hamilton (musical): hamiltonmusical.com/london/home
- Cork reading vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=mkcuVC2Fbgg&t=712s
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com
Here is my wrap-up for the books I read in June 2023 – mostly historical fiction with a non-fiction, a biography, and some contemporary as well. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought of them!
BOOKS READ
- Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
- George III: Britain’s Most Misunderstood Monarch by Andrew Roberts (I listened to the audiobook by Philip Stephens)
- Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen by Sarah Jane Downing
- The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin
- North Child by Edith Pattou (published as East in the US)
- The Princess and the Captain by Anne Laure Bondoux
- Framley Parsonage is the fourth book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
- Daughters of the House by Michèle Roberts
- The Colony by Audrey Magee
- Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
- The People on Platform 5 by Claire Pooley
- Unequal Affections: A Pride and Prejudice Retelling by Lara S. Ormiston
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Sharpe’s Tiger is the first book (chronologically) of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell
- The St Crispin’s Day speech I mentioned is from Henry V by William Shakespeare
- A Single Thread by Tracey Chevalier
- Remarkable Creatures by Tracey Chevalier (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=LSDay6bDviw&t=1025s)
- Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court by Lucy Worsley (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=gepbJqo0uUM&t=791s)
- Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts
- A Secret Alchemy by Emma Darwin (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=W-nHRcfbU0U&t=1252s)
- Prince Caspian is the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
- Doctor Thorne is the third book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire by Anthony Trollope (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=GhSRFKinVGI)
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
- Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=ppZSQIm0ExU)
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (original review: youtube.com/watch?v=DmZkHcFG2bo&t=637s)
OTHER THINGS MENTIONED:
- Queen Charlotte (2023 film); Netflix series: imdb.com/title/tt14661396
- Hamilton (musical): hamiltonmusical.com/london/home
- Cork reading vlog: youtube.com/watch?v=mkcuVC2Fbgg&t=712s
Please feel free to reach out on Voxer @lisa60932, Instagram @lisainbookland, or email lisainbookland@gmail.com