I am a big fan of Daphne du Maurier (see my blogs on Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel), so in anticipation of my upcoming trips…
I finished reading Gun Island, by one of my favourite authors, Amitav Ghosh (see my blogs on The Glass Palace and Amitav Ghosh), on our…
It was an unexpected treat when a pre-publication copy of The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley arrived at my door in early May. It’s the seventh…
I have long enjoyed books by Nick Hornby, fellow Arsenal fan and Highbury dweller (see my blog on holiday paperbacks), so as soon as it…
When I saw my best friend after lockdown at Easter she gave me my last in a long list of great books I got for…
I saw my best friend at Easter and we were finally able to exchange Christmas presents and I was delighted to receive A Promised Land by…
I really enjoyed watching the new film The Dig in March, so I thought I would read the book it was based on – The…
City of Tears by Kate Mosse is the second book in the series that began with The Burning Chambers (see my blog), which I enjoyed reading…
Since last summer, like many other white people conscious of their need to learn more about race and racism, I have been reading more novels…
The Autumn of the Ace by Louis de Bernieres is the final book in the wonderful trilogy that began with The Dust that Falls from…
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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