Grandma is a tough Scottish woman. She has had a hard life, bringing up a daughter and two sons as a single parent after the early…
My first confession is that this is the second time I have tried to read The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, despite…
Its always hard to draw up a list of favourites, and for me particularly my favourite books. I find it ridiculously hard. I have just…
Daughter is Jane Shemilt’s first book and there appears to be a lot of her self in this. In real life Jane is a GP and…
This is the first of my chosen 5 from the Baileys long list I have read. Russian oligarch, Gorsky is led to London by his…
I have a strange habit of ignoring books that are top of bestseller lists and getting lots of attention until the furore has died down. It…
Having recently read two quite harrowing books in quick succession, I found myself feeling desperate for something relaxing, and dare I say it a little…
If asked about my favourite authors, and I sometimes am! I would without hesitation include Patrick Gale in the list. He is an author I…
