RANDOM JOTTINGS

A blog about music, sports, theatre and rants

Long time blogger just moved to wordpress. Love music, theatre, movies, sport (tennis and cricket) and cooking. Two great daughters, two great granddaughters.

Category: Rosemary Sutcliff

  • Dawn Wind and the Roman novels – Rosemary Sutcliff

    Last year I read for the first time, yes the first time, The Eagle of the Ninth, and I wondered why I had taken so long to read this superb story.  My predeliction had always been for Rosemary Sutcliff's books set in later times, my favourite being The Armourer's House and I felt no inclination…

  • Recently received and current reading

    After a couple of weeks of not being able to concentrate on anything I have finally started on my Lockdown Pile (formerly my To Be Read pile which I have renamed).  Still not sure I can face anything to heavy but I am getting there. Such a strange time at the moment, I seem to…

  • Rosemary Sutcliff – Slightly Foxed Christmas Prize draw

    A few weeks ago I read Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff in the gorgeous new edition from Slightly Foxed. I had not read these Roman Britain novels as a child as I always preferred her stories set in the Tudor period. Well, I missed out on a treat then, but discovered them later…

  • The Eagle of the Ninth – Rosemary Sutcliff

    The question I asked myself when reading this simply wonderful book, was why have I not read it before?  I am sure there are many of you, O Gentle Reader, who ask the same.  I loved Rosemary Sutcliff as a child and teenager but the books I read were Brother Dusty Feet, Simon, The Queen…