Books I Didn't Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin When I began reading A Game of Thrones a couple of years or so back, I had already watched the first TV series on DVD. I loved it! It's a great story, a kind of blend of historical fiction and fantasy that really …
Author: Andrew G Lockhart
My name is Andrew Lockhart and I grew up in Coatbridge, Scotland. I studied at Glasgow University. After spending three decades in planning, statistics and international sales and marketing, I am now an author, family historian and owner of Magda Green Books. Apart from writing (and reading great books) and blogging, my other interests are science, music of all sorts, and traveling the world.
Goodreads and Me (3)
Books I Didn't Review: The Thinking Tank by Jae De Wylde It's about three or four years since I read The Thinking Tank, which was published in 2011. This is not a book I would normally have picked up. However, I happened to meet the author in Waterstone's bookshop at a promotion and after …
Goodreads and Me (2)
Books I Didn't Review: In the Shadow of the Sword by Tom Holland My recollection is that I read this book around three years ago. I had to skim through it again to refresh my memory. In the Shadow of the Sword is a serious work of history, Tom Holland being one of the most …
F is for ……. friendship
Screw Friendship by RG Manse I picked up this book on a recommendation from WordPress. The main protagonist of this story, set in present-day Edinburgh, is Rosy, an eighteen-year-old student at Heriot Watt University. Rosy has never known her biological father, Frank Friendship, but has grown up with her mum Irene and step-dad Findlay. She's …
Goodreads and Me
I just don't know what to do with my bookshelf? (with apologies to the late Dusty Springfield) A few days ago I mentioned [https://bookheathen.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/novel-priorities/]that Amazon had transferred some of my 'data' from an old platform to Goodreads. I've been having a look at what they've done: It's a bit of a jungle. Every entry has …
Of Elves and Men
The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkein ' "You say it," said Morgoth. "I am the Elder King .... The shadow of my purpose lies upon Arda, and all that is in it slowly and surely to my will." ' The story of Hurin's children dates from around 1920 - or earlier - long before …
The Tale of Sakuntala
Sakuntala by Kalidasa (c. 400 CE, trans. Michael Coulson 1981) * Sakuntala by Abanindranath Tagore (1895, trans.William Radice 1992) * The story of Sakuntala and King Dushyanta (variously Dushmanta or Duhshanta) is an ancient tale, its origins going back thousands of years to the myths of India. The first known written version appears in a …
Harry Potter and the Flexible Title
The Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling Whilst I read most of the Harry Potter novels shortly after they were published - my daughter had a collection - I didn't get round to reading the final volume until a few weeks ago. I knew the story of course, having seen both the movies. However, so often, …
Novel Priorities
The Plot Thickens I haven't written much on WordPress over the last couple of weeks, certainly not reviews. The truth is, I haven't read much either (except for research). Having reached a pivotal stage of my current novel, I've been in a fever of plotting, writing, sorting out timelines and all the other things that …
Don't Follow Me or Anybody Else
There's a lot of very sensible advice here!
Magda Green Books 