Thea is the Jewish slavewoman of Lady Lepida Pollia and after a visit to the Colosseum she falls in love with the gladiator Arius whom they call The Barbarian. However, Lepida also has her eye on him. Emperor Domitian, meanwhile, is in power after the death of his brother Titus and his niece Julia is…

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05.01.2025

My Bookish year in numbers – In Another Era

Time to look back at 2024 in books. And before listing my favourites, I'll start with sharing some numbers based on Goodreads and my bullet journal. General I read 46 books in 2024. That's pretty much around the average for the past few years. Those 46 books accounted for 20,618 pages, which is a record.…

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11.01.2025

My ten favourite books of 2024 – In Another Era

Last week I shared my bookish year in numbers. Now it's time to select my ten favourite reads out of 46 books. I had a great reading year with many books that received 4 or 4,5 stars but no 5-star-reads. Am I becoming a bit picky on what I regard as a top read? Probably.…

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18.01.2025

Go tell the bees that I am gone by Diana Gabaldon – In Another Era

**This is the 9th book in the Outlander series, so if you haven't read it or you are not up to date with the TV series it's best not to read any further because my review will inevitably contain spoilers. ** It's 1797 and it will take two more years until the famous battle of…

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