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Movie review: Redbad (2018) directed by Noel Reine

Posted on August 9, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info: The 8th Century in Western Europe, a time of significant religious tension. When an army of Christian Franks approaches one tribe of pagan Frisians the bloodshed is inevitable. Redbad (Gijs Nabel) is caught right in the middle of … Continue reading →

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The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle 02) by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 12, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves — including one Jack Shaftoe, aka King of the Vagabonds, aka Half-Cocked Jack — devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure … Continue reading →

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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Posted on November 30, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by … Continue reading →

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The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

Posted on December 5, 2017 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): Sugar, 19, prostitute in Victorian London, yearns for a better life. From brutal brothel-keeper Mrs Castaway, she ascends in society. Affections of self-involved perfume magnate William Rackham soon smells like love. Her social rise attracts preening … Continue reading →

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