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ROBYN CADWALLADER The Fire and the Rose. Reviewed by Ann Skea

ROBYN CADWALLADER The Fire and the Rose. Reviewed by Ann Skea

by NRB | 1 Feb 2024 | Fiction | 0 comments

Robyn Cadwallader’s third novel is set against the anti-Semitism of the thirteenth century and England’s expulsion of the Jews. ‘What you doing there, girl? Why stand and shiver when the sun shines? You must’ve heard the story of Little Hugh before. They recite it...
NRB Editors nominate their favourite books of 2015

NRB Editors nominate their favourite books of 2015

by NRB | 24 Dec 2015 | Fiction, Non-fiction | 0 comments

Over 2015 Jean’s penchant for dark and complex crime has once again been to the fore, while Linda has found a lot to like among the year’s debut fiction from Australian authors.  As usual, the editors have failed to see eye to eye on...
ROBYN CADWALLADER The Anchoress. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

ROBYN CADWALLADER The Anchoress. Reviewed by Linda Funnell

by NRB | 7 May 2015 | Fiction | 1 comment

From its medieval cell this debut novel soars into the light. In 1255 a young Englishwoman, Sarah, chooses to become an anchoress – that is, to be walled up in a cell adjoining the Church of St Juliana in the village of Hartham in the English Midlands. Immediately...

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