One of the joys of blogging about books is being offered books to read and review. I have two rules when it comes to accepting…
Even before I heard the frankly quite staggering news this week that 41% of adults between the ages of 40-60 in England and Wales don’t…
Chamonix, or indeed the Alps may not be the first place you think of when planning your European summer sunshine holiday. I suspect for many,…
Warning, I may struggle to contain my love for this book. On an island off the coast of Tuscany, surrounded by olive groves and…
This weekend, I will be embarking on an action paced 2 week wander as we fly to Chamonix to begin and hopefully finish a trek of The Mont…
Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day by Winifred Watson is quintessential Persephone. It was first published in 1938 and then republished as a Persephone Classic in…
Much as I try to be positive and embrace each day, like many people when Monday morning dawns and another working week is looming, I…
Its August and in the UK its peak holiday time. The schools have broken up, roads in the city are quieter and even those of…
