This is my favorite BB book.
Quite a fuss when it was released. The false depiction of real people who may or may not have acted in the way portrayed, caused some controversy.
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Fabulous book, in form of a diary with photo’s of Svalbard. Starts in the winter during Polar Night with great pictures and descriptions of the 24 hour darkness lasting more than 3 months followed by 24 hour daylight for 4 months. We visited there last summer…magnificent place.
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He does make it clear that everything after 9th May 1940 is imaginary. Phillip Kerr, in the Bernie Gunter series, based some of his fiction on real events, but I guess that Sansom doesn’t have that option.
Yes, there is always the danger of mis representation when an author uses real people without their consent. I have a problem with the current tv series Rogue Heroes. People don’t understand that it is the work of an authors imagination, rather than a historical record.
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I’ve read lots of this author’s work and enjoyed them all. However this has to be one of her best ever. An excellent and unusual thriller!
steve
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I considered visiting for the polar bears. In the end, my friend and I chose Churchill, Manitoba, where you can actually track them (from a distance).
This picture was actually taken from within a protected vehicle.
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@jegreenwood …excellent photo…Churchill is on our list of destinations. I can thoroughly recommend Svalbard, not as close to the bears but a wonderful arctic experience.
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Found this Bosch hidden away on the Kindle. He is now working for his brother whilst undergoing bone marrow cancer treatment.
The stories never fail me.
Just finishing the latest Marwood and Hakesbury restoration drama.
So well written with just enough contemporary language to make you believe it was completely written in this style.
Ready to go with the latest Inspector Troy on Audible and KindleYou must read them from the start to understand the passage of time and the strangeness of his family. There is also a Joe Wilderness series.
If you enjoy Slow Horses books or Bernie Gunter give these a go.
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The British Museum is falling down by David Lodge. So far (chapter three) it has been quite amusing.
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Absolutely excellent. One of the most, to me anyway, fascinating detectives currently in print.
steve
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Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik
Anolik doesn’t hold back the first chapter is titled “Eve Bah-Bitz with the Great Big Tits”
Finished “Resurrection Walk” over the weekend. Not the best Lincoln Lawyer but still good. I’m a lawyer although not a litigator, but I find the legal jousting very entertaining.
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