Today I had the absolute privilege of hearing the words below sung to a beautiful musical composition by Major Philip Shannon. Last night John Langley…
“I think the war is everywhere: in the rain, in the rivers, in the grey air that we breathe. It is a current that…
I had decided I was going to love this book before I had even opened it. The excellent title and the beautiful cover had already…
Its been a Wizard Of Oz kind of week here with gale force winds battering our shores. Although I haven’t spotted Toto or the stripy, stocking wearing Wicked Witch of the…
I came across this book by way of a literary event I attended earlier this year. ‘Almost English’ By Charlotte Mendleson is a book about not…
“Are you happy? If not consult Mr Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street.” Back in the early 1990’s, newly graduated and jobless, I dedicated many hours to reading Agatha Christie novels. With…
This is a book I always thought I had read. Soon after starting to read it I realized I hadn’t. I think it is…
Today is National Poetry Day in the UK. It is a celebration of all things poetry and events are taking place up and down the…
