This book came to me via the wonderful Books on the Underground. I was very pleased that it did. I had previously heard Nina Stibbe…
As it is now the 1st week of December I feel it’s just about ok to talk Christmas. What better way to start than thinking about…
This is the book I am shouting about from the roof tops at the moment. Despite its subject matter it is a surprisingly warm and…
Unlike most book loving types I have never read anything by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I’ve always thought I should and have often lingered over ‘The…
This Weekend at the Ideal Homes Christmas Show in London I had my first encounter with Harold Huxley and his lovely creator Emma McNally. Harold…
How did it suddenly become the weekend again. I know everyone is saying it, but really, where is the year going to? Here are a few of the…
This begins in true to form Du Maurier style. A slightly macabre scene involving a hanging in the first chapter is our introduction to Ambrose…
This short story is set in a remote part of Russia. It tells the tale of two brothers and their journey across a frozen lake. …
