Journalist, traveller, collector of hats, bookworm
In 1935, in depression gripped America, the Pack Horse library programme was set up to deliver books to remote communities in the Appalachian Mountains. The American library association estimated that … Continue Reading Book Review: The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes
*Trigger Warning* “Girls cry on park benches. Girls cry in train station waiting rooms. They cry on the dance floor of clubs. Girls cry at the bus stop. Girls cry … Continue Reading Book Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne
In September 2015, a horrifying picture appeared of the body of a little boy washed up on a Turkish beach. 3-year-old Alyan Kurdi drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, his family … Continue Reading Book Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Dear Chanel, I’d heard your story before I knew your name. I’d read your letter on the internet, then been furious that your attacker was jailed for just six months, … Continue Reading Book Review: Know My Name by Chanel Miller
So, this one had made its way onto my TBR shelf. From the outset, I wasn’t sure if it was going to be my thing, now I’ve read it, I … Continue Reading Book Review: Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline
I saw this tag a few days ago on Becky’s Book Blog and decided to get involved. Readers’ Problems Book Tag I read, a lot, so how do I deal … Continue Reading Reader Problems Book Tag
“It will not be over until we talk”. In early April back in 2014, I found myself on a bus from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. I don’t remember much about the … Continue Reading Book Review: Apeirogon By Colum McCann
This is a book for anyone who’s felt lost, in the wrong life or the wrong knickers. Bryony Gordon’s a Journalist for The Telegraph, this is her first memoir and … Continue Reading Book Review: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon
A few days on from finishing this book, I have mixed feelings about it…… Here’s the premise, in 1803, Phera, is born to the elephant keeper of the independent mountainous Sinhalese Kingdom … Continue Reading Book Review: The Elephant keeper’s daughter by Julia Drosten
My profession gets a rough deal. I hate the term “the media” it lumps us all in together and gives an image of a rabid pack of dogs chasing innocent … Continue Reading Book Review: She Said Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
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