Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards: A Recommendation and a Review
An excellent book with a plot that held my attention from start to finish
books on Belgium
“The Belgian Girls” by Kathryn J. Atwood
A dual timeline novel inspired by the life of Belgian spy Gabrielle Petit
Alice Winn Captures brutality and love amidst WW1
In Memoriam by Alice Winn is a wonderful and gripping account of love between two young men amidst the brutality of the First World War.
Madhouse at the End of the Earth, the story of the Belgica
Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton is a fascinating and gripping account of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899.
100 Belgian Icons by Derek Blyth
Every visitor to Belgium should read a copy of 100 Belgian Icons by Derek Blyth!
Salient by Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr.
Salient by Elizabeth T. Gray Jr. is a book-length poem that combines reflections on the Battle of Passchendaele with the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd,
The Photographer of the Lost by Caroline Scott
The Photographer of the Lost by Caroline Scott is an excellent and moving novel about the aftermath of the First World War
Hidden Belgium by Derek Blyth is a Real Gem
If you only buy one book to help you discover Belgium, then it needs to be Hidden Belgium by Derek Blyth
Harry Pearson: The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman
A bone-shaking tour through cycling’s Flemish heartlands
King Albert’s Heroes – A WWI Odyssey
Belgian soldiers’ extraordinary three-year journey around the world.