Category Archives: travel
One Summer in Venice
One Summer in Venice Nicky Pelegrino has written a wonderful book about a woman who visits Venice initially for a week’s holiday and decides to continue her stay in the city over the summer months. The author brings the city … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, travel
Tagged architecture, churches, fireworks, gondola, lagoon, London, Nicky Pelegrino, One Summer in Venice, Venetian food
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The House by the Dvina by Eugenie Fraser
The House by the Dvina, A Russian Childhood by Eugenie Fraser This is the most wonderful book describing the beauty of living in Old Russia during the author’s childhood. A fascinating insight into a beautiful era which is now lost. … Continue reading
Posted in autobiographical, historical, travel
Tagged Bolsheviks, Christmas, easter, Eugenie fraser, river, Russia, Scotland, snow, The House by the Dvina
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