Orphan Monster Spy – Matt Killeen
“A woman is like a tea bag. It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Opening with a...
Laying Out The Bones by Kate Webb
Meet Detective Inspector Matt Lockyer. Lucky to still have a job at all, he’s heading up the cold cases team for the Wiltshire Constabulary....
My Reading Life – February 2024
Time to wrap up the short month of February. The year seems to be skipping by already. But if I can count my achievements...
I Capture The Castle – Dodie Smith
"When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well...
Human Traces – Sebastian Faulks
"Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour...
Crash – JG Ballard
"Perhaps the most distubing book you will ever read"
Well, there is another rather sick piece of fiction that I have read previously (The Fermata) but...
Tully – Paullinna Simons
“Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.” Charlotte Bronte
Book recommendations are perhaps the epitome of subjectivity. ...
The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” Carl Jung
Joe Thorne receives an email. “I know what...
My Reading Life – March 2024
Where has April gone? I only just finished March and April is more than halfway gone. I have been much busier with work and,...
The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr
Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them - Bob Dylan
What would you do if every 60 minutes or so, your...
