

“It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.”
― The Eighth Day
― The Eighth Day

“religions are merely the garments of faith—and very ill cut they often are,”
― The Eighth Day: A Novel
― The Eighth Day: A Novel

“Guile is the shield and spear of the oppressed.”
― The Eighth Day: A Novel
― The Eighth Day: A Novel

“She had been through hard straits herself and assumed that persons of quality did not discuss them. Steel exists to support pressure.”
― The Eighth Day: A Novel
― The Eighth Day: A Novel

If you are interested in Gothic Novels (esp. Gothic Romance novels from the 60s and 70s) this group is for you. I do blog reviews of novels by Barbara ...more

A relaxed book group, that you can dip in an out when you like, good for those on the go. 12 group reads are chosen by the group for the year ahead, y ...more
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