I was given The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry in July as part of a fabulous set of leaving gifts from my former colleagues at…
Over two weeks off between jobs I indulged in some detection from the golden age of British crime fiction – three books recently republished by John…
Last year I read The Fox in the Attic by Richard Hughes and enjoyed it less than I thought I would (see my blog Wartime…
I read and enjoyed Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg when it came out (see my blog) and subsequently read her very moving Facebook post after…
I was given Caravans by James A Michener for Christmas by my mother, and have only just got round to reading it after a very…
In April I went to the cinema to see Viceroy’s House and it immediately made me want to read more about the history of the…
In November I had a lovely holiday to Malaysia (see my blog on Singapore and Malaysia holiday reading) and when I got home I bought The…
I was fortunate enough to spend a night at Cliveden in March with my partner, wandering the grounds, tackling the maze, drinking cocktails, eating a…
After reading an extract in The Guardian a few weeks ago I immediately bought The Course of Love by Alain de Botton and started reading…
My sister is great at buying me books that she thinks I should read to expand my knowledge into new areas. As it is the…
I love reading and always have. I'm also a big fan of writing, hence writing a blog about reading. I read lots for both work and pleasure and thankfully the boundary between the two is nicely blurred.
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