Jan Ralston
@janrals.bsky.social
Historian, reader of books, Christian. Lover of food, collector of cookbooks.
On the downhill slope to retirement.
On the downhill slope to retirement.
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Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness by Christian Lewis
⭐️⭐️ In need of more pictures and fewer exclamation marks. Some editing would be good - reading about beautiful beaches gets repetitive.
Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness by Christian Lewis
⭐️⭐️ In need of more pictures and fewer exclamation marks. Some editing would be good - reading about beautiful beaches gets repetitive.
Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline…
Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline o…
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January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness by Christian Lewis
⭐️⭐️ In need of more pictures and fewer exclamation marks. Some editing would be good - reading about beautiful beaches gets repetitive.
Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness by Christian Lewis
⭐️⭐️ In need of more pictures and fewer exclamation marks. Some editing would be good - reading about beautiful beaches gets repetitive.
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This House of Grief by Helen Garner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Beautifully written, but a challenging subject. True crime courtroom drama, what are we capable of doing?
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Beautifully written, but a challenging subject. True crime courtroom drama, what are we capable of doing?
This House of Grief
Anyone can see the place where the children died. You t…
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January 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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This House of Grief by Helen Garner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Beautifully written, but a challenging subject. True crime courtroom drama, what are we capable of doing?
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Beautifully written, but a challenging subject. True crime courtroom drama, what are we capable of doing?
www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Food for thought.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/56... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Food for thought.
Travelling light to #Greenbelt this year, so only taking 1 book. But which one?
What do you suggest?
What do you suggest?
July 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Travelling light to #Greenbelt this year, so only taking 1 book. But which one?
What do you suggest?
What do you suggest?
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed the personal aspects about Phil and his family, but found the political twist at the end unconvincing
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed the personal aspects about Phil and his family, but found the political twist at the end unconvincing
The Plot Against America
In an astonishing feat of narrative invention, our most…
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July 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed the personal aspects about Phil and his family, but found the political twist at the end unconvincing
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed the personal aspects about Phil and his family, but found the political twist at the end unconvincing
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20... There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is so much to love about this book, but somehow it didn’t compel me. The characters were distinct and well drawn, but did I care?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is so much to love about this book, but somehow it didn’t compel me. The characters were distinct and well drawn, but did I care?
There Are Rivers in the Sky
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of …
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July 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20... There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is so much to love about this book, but somehow it didn’t compel me. The characters were distinct and well drawn, but did I care?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There is so much to love about this book, but somehow it didn’t compel me. The characters were distinct and well drawn, but did I care?
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
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Sociopath: A Memoir
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s…
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May 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
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**Giveaway Alert** We have a sample of our brand new FTN t-shirt (only 3 currently in existence) and a copy of 'When God Became White'! Just like and follow. For an extra entry give us a re-post. Deadline 10th April 7pm GMT. Winner announced 12th April. (We can only post to a UK address though).
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
**Giveaway Alert** We have a sample of our brand new FTN t-shirt (only 3 currently in existence) and a copy of 'When God Became White'! Just like and follow. For an extra entry give us a re-post. Deadline 10th April 7pm GMT. Winner announced 12th April. (We can only post to a UK address though).
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The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stunning book about war and monsters, being lost and found. Told through the eyes of Freddie a Canadian soldier, and his sister Laura, a nurse. They both serve on the Western Front in WW1.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stunning book about war and monsters, being lost and found. Told through the eyes of Freddie a Canadian soldier, and his sister Laura, a nurse. They both serve on the Western Front in WW1.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her b…
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March 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stunning book about war and monsters, being lost and found. Told through the eyes of Freddie a Canadian soldier, and his sister Laura, a nurse. They both serve on the Western Front in WW1.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stunning book about war and monsters, being lost and found. Told through the eyes of Freddie a Canadian soldier, and his sister Laura, a nurse. They both serve on the Western Front in WW1.
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The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WW2 in Lagos and the coming of age of a young woman. Enjoyable.
The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WW2 in Lagos and the coming of age of a young woman. Enjoyable.
The Parlour Wife
Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself…
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March 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WW2 in Lagos and the coming of age of a young woman. Enjoyable.
The Parlour Wife by Foluso Agbaje
⭐️⭐️⭐️ WW2 in Lagos and the coming of age of a young woman. Enjoyable.
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A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a good detective story, it just doesn’t feel like Oxford.
A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a good detective story, it just doesn’t feel like Oxford.
A Voice in the Night (DI Ryan Wilkins, #4)
Thames Valley has a new Superintendent - DCS Wainwright…
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March 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a good detective story, it just doesn’t feel like Oxford.
A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a good detective story, it just doesn’t feel like Oxford.
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Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Alice Roberts
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a brilliant book, but missed the mark for me as there was not enough about individual cases.
Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Alice Roberts
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a brilliant book, but missed the mark for me as there was not enough about individual cases.
Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and B…
The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ance…
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March 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Alice Roberts
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a brilliant book, but missed the mark for me as there was not enough about individual cases.
Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Alice Roberts
⭐️⭐️⭐️ a brilliant book, but missed the mark for me as there was not enough about individual cases.
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Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a fairy tale of a story, with Hansel and Gretel walking out of the great forest hand in hand and the end.
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a fairy tale of a story, with Hansel and Gretel walking out of the great forest hand in hand and the end.
Hard by a Great Forest
Amid rubble and rebuilding in a former Soviet land, one…
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February 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a fairy tale of a story, with Hansel and Gretel walking out of the great forest hand in hand and the end.
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a fairy tale of a story, with Hansel and Gretel walking out of the great forest hand in hand and the end.
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
February 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
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Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
Small Pleasures
1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean Swinney is a f…
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February 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ loved the small pleasures, and this story of a story.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18... How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Agatha Christie-esque
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Agatha Christie-esque
How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)
For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club, an…
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February 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/18... How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Agatha Christie-esque
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it! Agatha Christie-esque
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Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ really enjoyed this once I got into the alternative world. But the twist at the end of each day started to wear thin.
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ really enjoyed this once I got into the alternative world. But the twist at the end of each day started to wear thin.
Cahokia Jazz
A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where …
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January 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ really enjoyed this once I got into the alternative world. But the twist at the end of each day started to wear thin.
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ really enjoyed this once I got into the alternative world. But the twist at the end of each day started to wear thin.
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Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Canon Clement Christmas Novella by Richard Coles
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a piece of Christmas frippery. Charming not challenging. And surprisingly non-gory for the Revd. Coles.
Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Canon Clement Christmas Novella by Richard Coles
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a piece of Christmas frippery. Charming not challenging. And surprisingly non-gory for the Revd. Coles.
Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Canon Clement Christmas N…
It is Christmas Day and at Champton Rectory, Canon Dani…
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January 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Canon Clement Christmas Novella by Richard Coles
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a piece of Christmas frippery. Charming not challenging. And surprisingly non-gory for the Revd. Coles.
Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Canon Clement Christmas Novella by Richard Coles
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a piece of Christmas frippery. Charming not challenging. And surprisingly non-gory for the Revd. Coles.
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The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth by Marcus J. Borg
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not as good as I remember - too much ‘Fr knows best’ attitude, with few footnotes, no references. I want to read to inform my belief, not be told what to belief
The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth by Marcus J. Borg
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not as good as I remember - too much ‘Fr knows best’ attitude, with few footnotes, no references. I want to read to inform my belief, not be told what to belief
The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach Abou…
The perfect follow-up to The Last Week, Borg and Crossa…
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January 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth by Marcus J. Borg
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not as good as I remember - too much ‘Fr knows best’ attitude, with few footnotes, no references. I want to read to inform my belief, not be told what to belief
The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth by Marcus J. Borg
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not as good as I remember - too much ‘Fr knows best’ attitude, with few footnotes, no references. I want to read to inform my belief, not be told what to belief
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Home Is Where We Start by Susanna Crossman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a lovely, intelligent read. Filled me with sadness as I remembered friends in the 90s & 00s in search of intentional community, and wondering what became of them. Something I once aspired to for old age
Home Is Where We Start by Susanna Crossman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a lovely, intelligent read. Filled me with sadness as I remembered friends in the 90s & 00s in search of intentional community, and wondering what became of them. Something I once aspired to for old age
Home Is Where We Start
A Guardian book to look out for for 2024'A bold and int…
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December 7, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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Home Is Where We Start by Susanna Crossman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a lovely, intelligent read. Filled me with sadness as I remembered friends in the 90s & 00s in search of intentional community, and wondering what became of them. Something I once aspired to for old age
Home Is Where We Start by Susanna Crossman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ a lovely, intelligent read. Filled me with sadness as I remembered friends in the 90s & 00s in search of intentional community, and wondering what became of them. Something I once aspired to for old age
Already picked up a couple of dodgy followers: wealth management and crypto something bollocks. Need to improve my security…
November 22, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Already picked up a couple of dodgy followers: wealth management and crypto something bollocks. Need to improve my security…
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Working with the National Deaneries Network this evening: What's the Point of the Deanery? #CofE
November Deanery Briefing: What’s the point of the Deanery?
Whenever there is a whisper or hint that changes for the deanery are a foot, something stirs across the dioceses in the deanery community. There is a surge of objection and protest that leads to a …
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November 20, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Working with the National Deaneries Network this evening: What's the Point of the Deanery? #CofE
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM