C. S. Burrough

Australian Writer (a.k.a. Colin Burrough)

Sunday, 24 May 2026

My review of A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan, by Laura Thompson

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A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan by Laura Thompson May rating: 5 out of 5 stars The collective public memory of Lord Luc...
Saturday, 25 April 2026

My review of Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, by Cher

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Cher: The Memoir, Part 1 by Cher My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Cher's much anticipated 432-page memoir has been analysed, criticised and p...
Thursday, 26 March 2026

My review of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This, by Liza Minnelli

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Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli My rating: 5 out of 5 stars Liza Minnelli is a name synonymous with such a range of topics: ...
Sunday, 8 March 2026

My review of Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys

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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys My rating:  5 out of 5 stars Let me first say that this literary masterpiece deserved every last ounce of glo...

My review of Letters 1931-1966, by Jean Rhys, Francis Wyndham (Editor), Diana Melly (Editor)

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Letters 1931-1966 by Jean Rhys, Francis Wyndham (Editor), Diana Melly (Editor)  My rating:  5 out of 5 stars I was bought this as a birthday...

My review of Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown, by Maureen Waller

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Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller  My rating:  3 out of 5 stars Interesting a...

My review of Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion by Anne Somerset

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Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion  by Anne Somerset My rating:  4 out of 5 stars An excellent biography of a monarch often written off as ...

My review of Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley, by Alison Weir

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Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir My rating:  5out of 5 stars Alison Weir surpassed herself penning this tom...

My review of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty, by Robert K. Massie

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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie My rating:  5 out of 5 stars More than fi...
Wednesday, 18 February 2026

My review of The Left Bank, and Other Stories by Jean Rhys

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The Left Bank, and Other Stories by  Jean  Rhys My rating:  5 out of 5 stars A must for all Jean Rhys aficionados. This was her first ever p...

My review of Arbella, England's Lost Queen, by Sarah Gristwood

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Arbella, England's Lost Queen by Sarah Gristwood  My rating:  4 out of 5 star Arbella is an excellent reading adjunct to mainstream Tudo...

My review of The Young Elizabeth: The First Twenty-Five Years of Elizabeth I, by Alison Plowden

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The Young Elizabeth: The First Twenty-Five Years of Elizabeth I by Alison Plowden My rating:  4 out of 5 stars So many greats have come alon...

My review of Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen, by Joanna Denny

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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen by Joanna Denny My rating: 3  out of 5 stars I was drawn to this by the rumble of diff...

My review of The Six Wives of Henry VIII, by Alison Weir

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir My rating:  4 out of 5 stars Some biographers are blessed with a voice that resonates, and Weir i...
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C S Burrough
Hi, I'm a Sydneysider who writes. I love sunshine, beaches and books. Besides occasional content of my own written works on here, I list mostly reading recommendations of books old and new, books I love, books from lending libraries.
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