Tag: 1700s
+ audio book, audio drama, fiction, Georgian England, Historical fiction, magic, Magical realism, prostitution, review
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high … Read More The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
+ fiction, review, siblings, superstition, twins, witchcraft, witches
The Howling by Michael J Malone (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3)
Scotland’s oldest legends are just waking up… Vowing once more to remove herself from society, Annie is living alone in her little cottage by the shores of a loch. But when an old enemy – now locked up in a high-security hospital – comes calling, begging her to find the son that she was forced to give up at the age of seventeen, Annie … Read More The Howling by Michael J Malone (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3)
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