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In Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake doubles down on his surreal vision, crafting a gothic maze where time moves in sluggish circles and tradition is a trap. The castle is both character and prison, and its inhabitants, bizarrely fixated on status, seem destined to stumble through their own eccentricities. Steeped in dark humor and absurdity, the novel is a thrilling, labyrinthine journey, as much about unraveling the world’s complexity as it is about losing oneself in it.

Painting: I painted the view from Flay’s cave

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “Gormenghast” by Mervyn Peake
• “The Dark King Swallows the World” Robert G. Penner

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q

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A story of fiction inlaid with the truth from someone who was there. The writer Hans Peter Richter was there in Nazi Germany, not just as a bystander but as an active participant. The story he writes explores the lives of a young boy living under this regime of ideological programming that led so many Germans along a morally abhorrent path to destruction and WW2

Painting: I never thought a book podcast would mean I paint a swastika. I didn’t enjoy it but here we are.

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “I Was There” by Hans Peter Richter

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell tells the historically fictive, gothic, fantasy tale of the two practical magicians in London. One is the master, the prim and proper, quiet and concerned Mr Norrell, the other, the apprentice, eager and energetic, daring and audacious, Jonathan Strange. Both believe in the magic they work on, but they have clashing agenda with their own personal benevolence directing them to act with opposing outcomes. Will this be the fall of the practising magician in England, or their rise?

Painting: Today I painted the gentleman with the thistle down hair dancing atop a grave

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” by Susanna Clarke
• “Napolean the Great” by Andrew Roberts
• “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

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A girl returns but she never knew she left. How would you navigate growing up only to learn at age 13 you have been with a foster family, and your real family want you back. Only, they don’t really want you back. So begins the tale as our young narrator is forced to question the nature and definition of what constitutes a family. Can she rebuild a life around strangers that are her family…

Painting: Today I painted a lone house in Italy in the countryside

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
• “I Was There” by Hans Peter Richter
• “A Woman in Berlin” by Anonymous

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQzE_T2r6qPR_jbZNgZC1Q

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

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The fantasy tour for 2025 kicks off with this crumbling vestige of fantasy literature that endures against the masses. Ghormengast is the great castle that outlasts all, and within its hallowed halls, the ritualistic mundane life of the Earl of Groan is carried out daily. Around him, a fantastically absurd cast of characters go about their day in one of the richest fantasy novels to date.

Painting: Today I painted the castle of Ghormengast against a stormy sky

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “Titus Groan” by Mervyn Peake
• “A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

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The world book tour takes flight and this month we are off to Italy. The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese asking the personal question of ‘what is a home?’ If you leave your home and come back to find that you and it have changed, is it still your home. Lyrically pervasive with an attractive uneasiness, the novel packs a punch to remedy those January blues.

Painting: Today I a blue Italy with a lone bonfire burning under a moon.

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “The Moon and the Bonfires” by Cesare Pavese
• “The Victorian Chaise-Lounge” by Marghanita Laski
• “Little Boy Lost” by Marghanita Laski
• “Miss Buncle’s Book” by D.E. Stevenson
• “A Girl Returned” by Donatella Di Pietrantonio

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

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As 2024 comes to a close, I wonder where I will go next year. What magical countries will literature transport me to? That’s when an idea stuck me. A book world tour. 12 months, 12 countries, 24 books. A sample of some of the beauty that is out there in the vast world we inhabit.

Painting: Today I painted a plane setting off for a world tour!

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell” by Susanna Clarke
• “Small Things Like These” Claire Keegan
• “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke
• “Moon Tiger” Penelope Lively
• “Harry Potter” J.K. Rowling
• “The Illearth War” By Stephan Donaldson

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5

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Ho Ho Hello and Merry Christmas! In A Christmas Carol, Dickens wraps up Scrooge's grumpy heart with a bow of redemption. Haunted by ghosts, he discovers generosity isn't just for the wealthy. A festive reminder that even the most miserly souls can learn the joy of Christmas cheer!

Painting: Today I painted a duck with a Christmas hat to celebrate the festive season!

Some of the books and authors discussed in this episode include:

• “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

Additional segments throughout the podcast include:

• Mantle Piece Moments
• What are you reading?
• On that Quote

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-novel-review-podcast/id1681724908

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uCgZyBj9T5uPQsfbqTUW5

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