Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

I’m kicking off the weekend with brunch AND lunch. Don’t believe anybody who says that brunch should replace lunch. And then hopefully a bit of reading, and probably quite a lot of sleeping. I hope you’ve got a good weekend lined up – and here’s the usual book, blog post, and link to help you get it started.

1.) The book – I don’t think I’ve mentioned yet that a new Helen Oyeyemi novel is coming out soon. Have I read all the ones I already have? No. Do I still really want this? Of course. Find out more about Gingerbread. (And isn’t it a lovely cover?)

2.) The link – want to know how many cows you could have bought with a certain number of pounds in 1600? More seriously, this currency converter from the National Archives will help out anybody reading historical fiction – if you’re trying to work out the wealth of various folk in the book you’re reading.

3.) The blog post – do check out JacquiWine’s excellent review of the extraordinary memoir More Was Lost by Eleanor Perenyi. Warning – you’ll want to buy the book.

9 thoughts on “Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

  • February 23, 2019 at 9:08 am
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    Brunch and lunch…I like your style, Mr Thomas! Many thanks for linking to my Perenyi piece, very much appreciated. It’s a remarkable book, one that deserves to be better known – the combination of the personal and political makes it so affecting.

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  • February 23, 2019 at 10:58 am
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    I have never read any Helen Oyeyemi, but I hear such good things. Where should I start?

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    • February 23, 2019 at 9:00 pm
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      I’ve read four of her six books so far, and my favourite is Boy, Snow, Bird. Hope you enjoy her!

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  • February 23, 2019 at 5:12 pm
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    What!! That is such a better cover for Gingerbread than the American one! I am awash in a sea of envy! I’m so excited about this book but I absolutely can’t stand the American cover for it (other people have told me they love it though so perhaps I am just being persnickety).J

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    • February 23, 2019 at 8:59 pm
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      I have to say I agree with you! I don’t hate the US cover, but the UK one is a gosh-darned treat. I’ll be intrigued to see which is closest to the feel of the book.

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  • February 24, 2019 at 5:11 am
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    Thanks for the link to the review of More Was Lost, I enjoy reading memoirs and this one sounds brilliant. I read a delightful book by her.

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  • February 24, 2019 at 5:20 pm
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    Well, that currency link is the best thing! Anyone who reads older books will love this. I’ve already bookmarked it!

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  • February 24, 2019 at 8:45 pm
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    The currency converter is amazing! I love when someone creates something so simple but so useful.

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