The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
I still have no opinion of Hughes as an art critic, but as a writer of a stand-out piece of empathetic and unabashed laying-out of Australian history, The Fatal Shore is great.
2019-11-01 · Leave a comment
Orlando: A Biography
‘Nothing thicker than a knife’s blade separates happiness from melancholy.’
2017-07-08 · 1 Comment
Unbound
For any enthusiast of modern Chinese history, this is an essential text detailing one of the key narratives of early Communist Party History. For everyone else, this book contains an approachable history of the powerful life-stories of some truly remarkable women.
2017-06-06 · 1 Comment
Congo: The Epic History of a People
Year of publication: 2010 Found: Under the Christmas tree Pages/read time: 639, three weeks Comments: As a white woman born, bred and living in Australia, the history of African nations, let alone … Continue reading
2017-01-05 · 1 Comment
Ellan - things I've read 