A Novel Review Podcast

'I Was There' by Hans Peter Richter - Book 96.

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A story of fiction inlaid with the truth from someone who was there. The writer Hans Peter Richter was there in Nazi Germany, not just as a bystander but as an active participant. The story he writes explores the lives of a young boy living under this regime of ideological programming that led so many Germans along a morally abhorrent path to destruction and WW2
Painting: I never thought a book podcast would mean I paint a swastika. I didn’t enjoy it but here we are.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“I Was There” by Hans Peter Richter
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"Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" by Susanna Clarke - Book 95.

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell tells the historically fictive, gothic, fantasy tale of the two practical magicians in London. One is the master, the prim and proper, quiet and concerned Mr Norrell, the other, the apprentice, eager and energetic, daring and audacious, Jonathan Strange. Both believe in the magic they work on, but they have clashing agenda with their own personal benevolence directing them to act with opposing outcomes. Will this be the fall of the practising magician in England, or their rise?
Painting: Today I painted the gentleman with the thistle down hair dancing atop a grave
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” by Susanna Clarke
“Napolean the Great” by Andrew Roberts
“Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
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"A Girl Returned" by Donatella Di Pietrantonio - Book 94.

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A girl returns but she never knew she left. How would you navigate growing up only to learn at age 13 you have been with a foster family, and your real family want you back. Only, they don’t really want you back. So begins the tale as our young narrator is forced to question the nature and definition of what constitutes a family. Can she rebuild a life around strangers that are her family…
Painting: Today I painted a lone house in Italy in the countryside
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
“I Was There” by Hans Peter Richter
“A Woman in Berlin” by Anonymous
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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"Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake - Book 93.

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The fantasy tour for 2025 kicks off with this crumbling vestige of fantasy literature that endures against the masses. Ghormengast is the great castle that outlasts all, and within its hallowed halls, the ritualistic mundane life of the Earl of Groan is carried out daily. Around him, a fantastically absurd cast of characters go about their day in one of the richest fantasy novels to date.
Painting: Today I painted the castle of Ghormengast against a stormy sky
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Titus Groan” by Mervyn Peake
“A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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“The Moon and the Bonfires” by Cesare Pavese - Book 92.

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The world book tour takes flight and this month we are off to Italy. The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese asking the personal question of ‘what is a home?’ If you leave your home and come back to find that you and it have changed, is it still your home. Lyrically pervasive with an attractive uneasiness, the novel packs a punch to remedy those January blues.
Painting: Today I a blue Italy with a lone bonfire burning under a moon.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Moon and the Bonfires” by Cesare Pavese
“The Victorian Chaise-Lounge” by Marghanita Laski
“Little Boy Lost” by Marghanita Laski
“Miss Buncle’s Book” by D.E. Stevenson
“A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
On that Quote
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"The Book World Tour" - Ep 91.

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As 2024 comes to a close, I wonder where I will go next year. What magical countries will literature transport me to? That’s when an idea stuck me. A book world tour. 12 months, 12 countries, 24 books. A sample of some of the beauty that is out there in the vast world we inhabit.
Painting: Today I painted a plane setting off for a world tour!
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” by Susanna Clarke
“Small Things Like These” Claire Keegan
“Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke
“Moon Tiger” Penelope Lively
“Harry Potter” J.K. Rowling
“The Illearth War” By Stephan Donaldson
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens - Book 90.

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Ho Ho Hello and Merry Christmas! In A Christmas Carol, Dickens wraps up Scrooge's grumpy heart with a bow of redemption. Haunted by ghosts, he discovers generosity isn't just for the wealthy. A festive reminder that even the most miserly souls can learn the joy of Christmas cheer!
Painting: Today I painted a duck with a Christmas hat to celebrate the festive season!
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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"Rubble Children" by Aaron Kreuter - Book 89.

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What is a book? What constitutes a novel? These are the questions I ask while navigating 7 and a half stories of urban dread and social destruction. The interplay of youth and the political, the navigation of social norms and customs against the backdrop of familial ties and responsibilities. 7 and a half stories weaved into a tale of youth, love, beauty and everything that makes us human.
Painting: Today I painted a rubble heap of rocks beneath a black night.
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“Rubble Children” by Aaron Kreuter
“Titus Groan” by Mervyn Peake
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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“The Woman in Black” by Susan Hill - Book 88.

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In The Woman in Black, Susan Hill conjures a ghost story as chilling as Eel Marsh’s fog. Arthur Kipps, an unsuspecting solicitor, unravels the tragic spectre of vengeance—her hollow eyes haunting his every step. Hill’s prose dances like shadows, weaving dread into every corner, proving silence can scream louder than words.
Painting: Today I painted a single gravestone amongst the fog of overgrown shrub
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Woman in Black” by Susan Hill
“Rubble Children” by Aaron Kreuter
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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“The Amber Spyglass” by Philip Pullman - Book 87.

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In The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and Will defy gods and universes, only to find that saving Dust means bittersweet farewells. Talking bears, wheeled creatures, and quantum physics spice the plot, while the ultimate message whispers: freedom, curiosity, and love outshine even celestial tyranny.
Painting: Today I painted the mountains that Lyra is hidden in by her mother, Mrs Coulter
Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:
“The Amber Spyglass” by Philip Pullman
“The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman
“Northern Lights” by Philip Pullman
“The Dark King Swallows the World” Robert G. Penner
Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake
Additional segments throughout the podcast include:
Mantle Piece Moments
What are you reading?
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