Just the second book with Autumn in the title so far. This is a collection of short stories that had previously appeared in magazines back in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. One was a Poirot story and another a Miss Marple.
100% better was the latest book by Robert Harris. I had no interest in the WWI Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and his correspondence with a woman less than half his age during the start of the war, but Robert Harris writes so well that it's impossible not to get drawn in. This story, as are many of his books, is fiction but built around fact.
Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley - aristocratic, clever, bored, reckless - is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age. He writes to her obsessively, sharing the most sensitive matters of state. As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top secret documents - and suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that will alter the course of political history.
A really good story about a bit of history that I had no knowledge of at all.
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Sue
You're the 3rd blog friend whose review of the Harris book has been very positive. Thanks, I will reserve it from the library!
ReplyDeleteI've read several of his books now, he always writes well.
DeleteAnd that's another book on my list ! Thanks ! :-)
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I like the sound of the Robert Harris book-I’ll see if I can get it from the library. Thanks for sharing it. Catriona
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