It’s been a little quiet on the blog front of late. For this I blame the fact that I’ve been really rather busy editing The Blue Rose of Vitebsk; those who know me will know that editing is probably life’s most painful experience. There are three drafts knocking about these parts that I started but never finished however I can’t find much relevance presently in Orlando Figes, Anti-semitism or the whole death of the novel debate so I suspect they will remain unfinished. Instead I shall break through the silence and leave a picture of a few of the books I’m looking forward to reading, which I picked up recently at The Keel Row Bookstore. Also on my to-read pile is Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, which promises to be a really good read. (I mean, it didn’t actually promise – my books do not talk to me. That would be somewhat eccentric.)
Napoleon of Notting Hill is great fun. I think you’ll like Stendhal too although I’ve not read that one – I read The Charterhouse of Parma, which opens with a stunning extended description of the battle of Waterloo from the point of view of a hopeless young romantic wandering around the battlefield looking for some action.
Thanks, I must get The Charterhouse of Parma too; it sounds like it would be a very good read. I’m interested in Stendhal as his experiences must put him in a great position to write about things.
Glad to see you blogging again!
And hope to read more on the printed page soon, too!
Thank you, Huwie. I’m ready to start manuscript submissions as soon as I finish marking up the edits from page to computer. I haven’t decided whether to self publish simultaneously or not.