Journalist, traveller, collector of hats, bookworm
During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby … Continue Reading Book Review: Life after life by Kate Atkinson
Happy Friday, firstly, yes, I’ve had an unexpected hiatus. I haven’t posted in two weeks. In truth, I’ve struggled to find the time. My God, I had forgotten how busy … Continue Reading Talking books…mid year review
**Trigger warning – themes of child sexual abuse** I have never hated a character as much as I hated Strane. I wanted to smash his smug, manipulative, lecherous, perv face … Continue Reading Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Last week things were feeling a little bit stressy, talk of variants and potential rule changes had started to push me to the absolute limit and left me in a … Continue Reading The long awaited visit to my Grandma
Brother and sister Jamie and Tash have accidentally managed to time travel back to October 1984 and have broken it. They land on the day that Bob Geldof watched the … Continue Reading Book Review: Do they know it’s Christmas yet? by James Crookes
I’m going to get straight to the point here…..I could not put this book down. The End of Men is another strong contender for book of the year, it had … Continue Reading Book Review: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
So, tomorrow’s the day, after 14 months, hugging is okay again. Well, cautious hugging is okay. I’m not sure what a cautious hug is, there’s probably a guide somewhere. I … Continue Reading Let’s talk hugging
I hadn’t heard much about this memoir; it kept appearing on the front of my Kindle and I was intrigued enough to buy it. I quite like going into a … Continue Reading Book Review: I’m in Seattle, where are you? by Mortada Gzar
On Monday I almost gave up, this blog came within five minutes of being deleted….forever. On reflection I think I was just tired, or hungry, or both, but the threat … Continue Reading Giving Up
From the back… Dear Lily, It’s me, Joy, your much wiser and (very slightly) older sister. I thought I’d start a new tradition of letter writing – now that we’re … Continue Reading Book Review: Dear Lily by Drew Davies
What can I tell you about the British Empire? Well…..it was big and erm….well, I don’t really know the details or I didn’t until I picked up Empireland by Sathnam … Continue Reading Book Review: Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
In July 2017, after two eight-hour flights, I stepped into the arrivals hall of Entebbe airport to a sea off chaos. It’d be a further two hours – thanks to … Continue Reading Book Review: We are all birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan
Mother? Daughter? Angel? Monster? Oh. My. God. What a book! What a final sentence! I’d heard so much about The Push around its release date, I was interested but did … Continue Reading Book Review: The Push by Ashley Audrain
Mrs Death Misses Death will not be a book for everyone. To be honest, I wasn’t sure it’d be a book for me. It’s hard to pin down what this … Continue Reading Book Review: Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
My friend Alice has been telling me to read The One by John Marrs for well over a year. She upped her promotion of this book recently telling me I … Continue Reading Book Review: The One by John Marrs
Every morning, I pull on my walking gear and head up into the hills for a good stomp across the countryside. It’s only in the past few years I’ve felt … Continue Reading A woman’s world
