Buckingham Palace has just opened its doors to the public for 10 weeks, giving us mere mortals the opportunity to see behind the doors of…
Hot Milk is the second book I have read in the last few weeks about the complexity of the mother daughter relationship. (The first was My…
Everyone remembers their first. Pride and Prejudice was mine, devoured in big chunks on the floor of my student bedroom when I should have been…
Afternoon tea is one of those English traditions which seems to have had a resurgence in recent years. It seems that its possible to have…
You may recall that earlier this year I wrote about my inaugural book shop crawl. It was during this very pleasant day I was introduced…
Who doesn’t love Persephone books, I am yet to read a Persephone classic I haven’t loved. With Mariana by Monica Dickens, I loved it even…
There are so many reasons I love summer. I love waking up in the morning, throwing open the windows and doors and stepping into the…
I’m a great fan of the weekend mini break. I’m also a great fan of a weekend mini break that doesn’t involve hours of travelling…
