Sometimes in reading, familiarity is required, which is where Anita Shreve hits the spot for me. In years gone by I read a lot of…
As anyone who reads this blog regularly will know I am a dedicated fan of Daunt Books in London and need very little excuse…
One year ago this week I set off for Nepal. After 10 magnificent, gruelling breathtaking days of trekking through the incomparable Himalayas I made it to Everest…
I fear my review won’t possibly do justice to this wonderful ‘ahead of its time’ novel but I shall give it a go. The…
Looking back over my blog I realise its been 6 months since I last featured a book shop. Not sure how that has happened as…
Today the 20 book long list for the ‘ Women’s prize For Fiction was announced. As the criteria states these are all full length novels published between…
Following my review of The Heroes’ Welcome it seemed appropriate to choose a poem from the first world war for this Poetically Speaking. Flicking through…
This is the follow up novel to Louisa Young’s ‘My Dear I Wanted To Tell You‘, a devastatingly good novel set during the first…
