ONLY CONNECT
EM Forster
Howards End
In the end,
all stories
are about love
Angela Young
The Aristocrat & the Able Seaman
The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of Titanic
When Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the Aristocrat, The Countess of Rothes, nor the Able Seaman, Thomas Jones, imagined meeting, let alone navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night, among towering icebergs.
The History Press
Publication date: 26th March 2026
Available in Hardback and Ebook
Angela’s Monthly Column
Writing, MATs and ticker-tape turn ups
On Friday morning, in the bath, before I started work (a bath can be a MAT, but only if I’m still in it after the practical stuff is over), the sentence, ‘On the whole we resist falling in love’ turned up in my head. This...Continue reading→
Roses, MATs and Annie Lawson’s "Partner"
Isn’t this rose beautiful? My boyf gave it to me (see below), and I took its portrait with my new digital camera which I went out to buy today, prompted by the beauty of Find me a Bluebird‘s blog, and helped by a good friend...Continue reading→
Blogging (is a MAT)
I’ve spent the morning roving from blog to blog (I never could surf, too much water up my nose) and finding more and more delightful things to read. I’ve been reading blogs about books and life at Asylym, BooksPlease, Cornflower, dovegreyreader and Stuck in a...Continue reading→