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 was very sad to hear earlier this year that one of my favourite authors Umberto Eco (see my previous blog) had died. I still…
I developed a sudden interest in Clementine Churchill after watching the drama Churchill’s Secret on TV earlier this year. It depicted what I assumed at the…
I have always loved reading novels by Pat Barker since I was captivated by the Regeneration trilogy in the 1990s. Since then I’ve read all…
The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende is a charming book. Set in one of my favourite places, San Francisco, it follows the life of Alma Belasco,…
I always love reading a novel by Sebastian Faulks (see my blog on A Possible Life) so was looking forward to his new one Where…
For my birthday my sister gave me The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam. It’s actually the second in the ‘Old Filth’ trilogy,…
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson is one of the best books I have read for years. It is the sequel to Life after…
I had a lovely day in a spa with my friend Sarah just before starting my new job in April and she recommended two great…
As I embarked on an epic two and a half thousand mile journey overland across Australia from Darwin to Melbourne in December last year and…
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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