A Horseman Riding By: Post of Honour
Author: R.F. Delderfield
The second book in R. F. Delderfield’s acclaimed A Horseman Riding By saga of twentieth-century England is a memorable slice of rural life, as one war gives way to the gathering storm clouds of the nextThrough hard work and love of the land, Boer War vet Paul Craddock has transformed the sprawling West Country estate of Shallowford. With his wife and three children he enjo….Read More
10 Books Similar to A Horseman Riding By: Post of Honour
The Green Gauntlet
Paul and Claire Craddock had grown older in years, but not in spirit.The Second World War was over. But for Craddock and his family there were new battles to be… Continue Reading Posted in: England Devon, Fiction, World War (1939 1945)
Long Summer Day
Paul Craddock is still young when he is invalided out of the army after the Boer War and he discovers the neglected estate of Shallowford in a secluded corner of… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Manners And Customs, South African War (1899 1902)
Semi-Detached
Semi-Detached is Griff Rhys Jones's own account of his ordinary suburban childhood; of adolescent scraps and scrapes; of coming of age in the 1960s and 70s; of family and university… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Great Britain
Air and Angels
An unsettling and absorbing tale from the bestselling author of The Woman in Black.Celibate, irreproachable and distinguished, Thomas Cavendish is in his mid-fifties and the obvious man to become Master… Continue Reading Posted in: England Cambridge, Fiction
Coming Home
Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young… Continue Reading Posted in: England Cornwall (County), History
How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher
Look out the window.See a bird.Enjoy it.CONGRATULATIONS!You are now a bad birdwatcher. In this refreshingly irreverent introduction to the subject, Simon Barnes makes birdwatching simple--and above all, enjoyable. Anyone who… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Bird Watching
To Serve Them All My Days – Combined Book 1 Late Spring, Book 2 The Headmaster
Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Historical
God Is an Englishman
This bestselling novel set in the ruthless world of Victorian commerce follows the fortunes of Adam Swann, scion of an Army family and veteran of campaigns in the Crimea and… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Fiction, English Fiction, Family, Historical Irish Fiction, Historical Scottish Fiction
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.