On… new books

Am reading The Time Traveller’s Guide To Medieval England, on a recommendation from a friend from London, and I AM SO HAPPY. It’s a simple premise – a history book, written in the present tense. Somehow it makes it all seem so real, which is a stupid thing to say, but truly profound when you’re experiencing it. Wonderful writing and delicious details. Even for a dorky history nerd, like me. (Did you know that medieval sailors took almonds in barrels on ships, to make almond milk? HOW CRAZY IS THAT.)

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Next, I’m reading The Time Traveller’s Guide To Elizabethan England, and I cannot wait.

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2 thoughts on “On… new books

  1. Susan Krzywicki

    Do they talk about the value of money in either of these? For example, how much a person would make in a year or how much it cost to buy something like a bed or an apple. Maybe this wouldn’t work with medieval times, since bartering was so prevalent. When I read books either from the time or written later, it is hard to judge how dear something might be when the currency is so different from what we use now.

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