Have reached the early 1920s in the final volume of #PeterAckroyd’s #History of #England series. So much I never knew or fully understood about those 1st decades of the 20th century & what a reminder that politics is basically groping in the dark again & again with the same recurring, possibly intractable, challenges; the utter randomness of events, & its actors & subjects - brilliantly brought to life by Ackroyd as modern people no more or less flawed than you & me.

So much to learn.

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#MyTopShelf - what else, but alphabetical? Aa - Ba

#Literature #Fiction #PeterAckroyd #MargaretAtwood #FredrikBackman #BerylBainbridge #JohnBanville #JulianBarnes