I have left publishing this so late that I already have a review to write for the next round up. But in normal month terms, this is the 31st so it’s not that late. February has been a grey dull month but I got to celebrate my fifth engagement anniversary on the extra day. Ruskin… Continue reading February reading round up
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Review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Oh, this is a book of quiet wonder. It’s about a brush with fame and seeing through it. It is a story of contentment, and how to find it after a youthful adventure. Regular readers of this blog will know of my love for Ann Patchett’s writing and her mastery of quiet situations, her characterisation… Continue reading Review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
June reading round up
Hola! We started the month on a city break in Madrid which was lovely. The food was good, the people are so nice to children (which helped as my daughter is the best Spanish speaker of all of us – I kept lapsing into the 3 Italian words I know) and they put a bit… Continue reading June reading round up
May reading round up
May has been a busy month – SATs, my daughter’s birthday and a holiday to plan for (we are currently away as you read this so I am typing with habitual airport anxiety.) But here’s my reading for the month: Letter From New York – Helene Hanff A long time ago, I was a teenage… Continue reading May reading round up
December reading round up
I hope this festive period is treating you well. This post is always an odd one to send out after the annual reading round up, and especially odd this year as I’ve really struggled getting through books this month. But here we are: A Town Called Solace – Mary Lawson A Town Called Solace! Ooh-ooh-ooh-yeah!… Continue reading December reading round up
October reading round up
This has seemed a long month – looking at the books I read at the beginning of October feels like I read them sooooo long ago. And perhaps it was a different time, a different Prime Minister and all sorts. Anyway, it’s been a good reading month on the whole, though I did have a… Continue reading October reading round up
July reading round up
Late posting this month due to actually going places! I was away this weekend so am catching up. So, to July! *insert inane comment about the weather* It’s got to the point where the sheer number of books sitting about the house has become an annoyance. There a fine line for me where the book… Continue reading July reading round up
March reading round up
How’s your March been? I have given up buying books for Lent which I hoped would start to make a dent in my shelves (it hasn’t) but there are still lots to get through. Here’s what I read this month: Women and Love – Miriam Burke A collection of short stories by indie publisher Renard… Continue reading March reading round up
Review: The Marsh House by Zoe Somerville
Zoe Somerville’s historical debut The Night of the Flood was an atmospheric exploration of a secret Cold War base in Norfolk and a tangled love story. Her follow up, The Marsh House, is also set in an atmospheric historical Norfolk and has spooky ghostly elements. It is 1962. Malorie has fled London and her marriage… Continue reading Review: The Marsh House by Zoe Somerville
Review: The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs
When I was little my Mum had a huge volume of Mrs Beeton’s Guide to Household Management. She may still have it, I suppose. I can’t remember what we used it for – some of her recipe books fell open to the most frequently used page – but it was always there, this massive tome,… Continue reading Review: The Language of Food by Annabel Abbs
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