Rain! 🌧 It almost feels like winter here this weekend and I love it! What I'm also loving is my new lounge pillow: And my personalised glass, a gift made for me by a fabulous friend: What I'm not loving? Back to work tomorrow. Holidays...you were far too short! ~~~ What I've been watching this … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Month: Jan 2021
Book Review: Memorial by Bryan Washington
Memorial... About the Book: The debut novel from a rising literary star: a funny, sexy, sensual examination of two young men falling in and out of love. Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese-American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson's a Black day care teacher, … Continue reading Book Review: Memorial by Bryan Washington
Book Review: Olga by Bernhard Schlink
Olga... Translated by Charlotte Collins About the Book: The life of one woman - Olga - from late 19th century Prussia to modern Germany. A novel of love, passion, and history, from beloved modern master Bernhard Schlink. Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the turn of the 20th … Continue reading Book Review: Olga by Bernhard Schlink
Book Review: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay... Translated by Ann Goldstein About the Book: Since the publication of the acclaimed My Brilliant Friend and The Story of A New Name, Elena Ferrante’s reputation has grown enormously. Her novels about the friendship between Lila and Elena, about the mysteries of human relationships, are utterly compelling. In … Continue reading Book Review: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
Looking Back: My 2020 Reading Year
One the main reasons I make sure I record every book I read through Goodreads is because I like the way they organise your end of year reading stats. It saves me having to do my own spreadsheet and then there's the way they collect all the covers of the books you've read. I'm a … Continue reading Looking Back: My 2020 Reading Year
The Week That Was…
Hello 2021 ... we're watching you! 👀 ~~~ What I've been watching: I enjoyed watching The Story of a New Name a whole lot more than I did reading it. This is good television! Crypt of Tears was my first dabble with Miss Fisher. I've never read the books either. The costumes were divine but … Continue reading The Week That Was…
#6degrees of separation: from Hamnet to Jane Eyre
It’s the first Saturday of the month so that means it’s #6degrees of separation time! This month’s starting book is the winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell. You can find the details and rules of the #6degrees meme at booksaremyfavouriteandbest, but in a nutshell, on the first Saturday of … Continue reading #6degrees of separation: from Hamnet to Jane Eyre
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