As an Anne Tyler devotee I was intrigued by Vinegar Girl, her novel which is the retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. My memory…
Travel to the very Northern end of the Victoria line and you reach Walthomstow Central. Walk for a further 10 minutes or so past takeaways,…
All readers know, books fulfil many purposes, and the right book at the right time can succour and soothe and calm a troubled soul or…
This week for me (like many of you, I’m sure) has been a busy one. Work has been all consuming and I have had little…
We seem to visit the Cutty Sark at least once a year, or certainly have in recent years. There is a good reason for that,…
This was one of my much anticipated Summer Reads. Paris Mon Amour is the debut novel by Isabel Costello the author of the rather excellent The…
Certainly for the first part of this weekend I don’t intend to be wandering very far. I am running the London Royal Parks half marathon on…
Most of us would probably agree that October heralds the beginning of Autumn. September will have a go at being autumnal but its only when…
