Six Degrees of Separation: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

First Saturday of the month and time for the super monthly tag Six Degrees of Separation, which is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest, Six Degrees of Separation #6degrees picks a starting book for participants to go wherever it takes them in six more steps. Links to my reviews are in the titles of the books chosen. This Read More

The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable

Historical novels have long taken characters from real life as their inspiration, whether it be for an imagined narrative or a retelling of a life, which can be well-known, or little-known. The Instrumentalist does the latter. Anna Maria della Pietà was abandoned as a baby and grew up in the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice Read More