*Summer Reading List - Part 2* I promised you more and more there is. Today’s instalment: three brilliant historical novels The Whalebone Theatre – Joanna Quinn @penguinfigtree @penguinukbooks Everything I want in my ideal read: an epic cast of characters, a crumbling country pile, three spirited siblings and a scope which ranges from childhood imaginings to wartime espionage, heartbreak, secrets, love, deep nostalgia - all observed with such detail and humanity. If you like Elizabeth Jane Howard’s The Cazalet Chronicles, this is an absolute must. Godmersham Park – Gill Hornby @centurybooksuk Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham to be governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen. Then Aunt Jane comes to visit – and is drawn to clever, pretty Anne - as are others.... It’s the research which shines like a beacon here – and I so welcomed the opportunity to be drawn back into Jane’s intimate circle. The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys - Jack Jewers @moonflower_books Pepys turns detective in this rip-rollicking treat. He’s despatched to find a murderer and investigate naval corruption - but danger lurks. High jinks, skulduggery, sinister secrets and lies, plus meticulous period detail.