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Toby Bertenshaw @deceanglius.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@jonnelledge.bsky.social I finished History of the World in 47 Borders last night. It felt very relevant, here in the Marches within sight of the watchtowers on the wall built to keep the bara brith smugglers out of Chester. I learnt a lot and enjoyed it very much – thank you!

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Toby Bertenshaw @deceanglius.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

It's also available on Bookshop.org for 99p. Bookshop allows you to nominate a local bookshop who will get a percentage of the purchase price, even for ebooks. Not a huge amount in this case, but the principle is sound… uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bour...

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Bournville: A moving, brutally funny portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family by the award-winning author of Middle England

A moving, brutally funny portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family by the award-winning author of Middle England

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Toby Bertenshaw @deceanglius.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

@julietemckenna.bsky.social. I've just finished book 4 in the Green Man series, and I wanted to say how much I'm enjoying them. Thank you!

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Toby Bertenshaw @deceanglius.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

@annleckie.com (Apologies if this is out of line, but…) I’ve just finished The Raven Tower, and as somebody who doesn’t normally read much fantasy, can I say how much I enjoyed your take on gods and politics (and Hamlet). I enjoyed the book very much indeed. Thank you!

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Toby Bertenshaw @deceanglius.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

@stephenkb.bsky.social I enjoyed today’s newsletter, thanks! Re Slough House: are you aware of the 3 short stories in the same world? (The Drop, The List, and The Catch). They tell a story which meshes with the plot of a couple of the novels, with some of the same characters. They’re great.

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Rachel Reeves’ big speech sets out political attack lines

Shadow chancellor links Liz Truss’s mini-Budget to UK’s high interest rates and Rishi Sunak’s government

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