Virginia Woolf. Up until last week, unread by me. Now I can say I've read her, but am I richer for the experience? I buddy read Mrs Dalloway with a friend, which was a good thing because I might not have persevered without the back and forth chat confirming that my reading experience of Mrs … Continue reading Thinking Out Loud: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Month: Jun 2022
A Month of Reading: June
A much slower reading month for June. More work and more bustle in life generally tends to crowd the reading out. My total for the month was seven books read. Almost averaged two books a week, which when you put it that way, isn't so insignificant, particularly taking into account such busy times. I read … Continue reading A Month of Reading: June
The Week That Was…
When you finally find the perfect dinner set in the colours that match your decor... ~~~ Book mail! These all arrived on the same day this week! ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Musing about how good life is now that he has a bed in every place he needs to go... ~~~ Joke … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: Dancing with the Enemy by Diane Armstrong
About the Book: From the bestselling author of The Collaborator comes a compelling story of betrayal, collusion, revenge, and redemption set in German-occupied Jersey during World War II. June 1940. ‘It was a perfect June evening that began with hope and ended in despair.’ So begins the journal of Hugh Jackson, a Jersey doctor, whose … Continue reading Book Review: Dancing with the Enemy by Diane Armstrong
The Week That Was…
Trying to squeeze as much of this in as I can between busy work days. ~~~ Joke of the week: ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Thou shalt not eat without me... ~~~ What I've been watching: Finished the latest season of British Bake Off and now moving onto the latest season of Australian … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers
Set in rural England, 1989, The Perfect Golden Circle tells the story of two men who set out over the course of a summer to form elaborate crop circle patterns in the wheat fields under the cover of darkness. As their circles become increasingly intricate, their work gathers an international cult like following, pushing them … Continue reading Book Review: The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers
Book Review: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
About the Book: ‘And then there is a scream. Ragged and terrified. A beat of silence even after it stops, until we all seem to realise that the Reading Room Rules no longer apply.’ Hannah Tigone, bestselling Australian crime author, is crafting a new novel that begins in the Boston Public Library: four strangers; Winifred, … Continue reading Book Review: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Book Review: Bone Memories by Sally Piper
About the Book: Even though sixteen years have passed, Billie will never recover from the murder of her daughter, Jess, and clings to her memory — and the site of her death — like a life raft. Daniel, who was a toddler when his mother was killed, can recall little of what happened but knows … Continue reading Book Review: Bone Memories by Sally Piper
The Week That Was…
Winter is here and so is the cold and flu season. Too many people around me have been hit with one bug or another. I'm holding fast and so far, so good. Fingers crossed I can make it through uninfected! ~~~ What Zeus has been up to: Once again, it's a dog life, as in, … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
About the Book: Longing for love, obsessed with weddings and let's not even mention the mysteries of sex, Linda, her sisters and cousin Fanny are on the hunt for the ideal lover. But finding the perfect match is much harder than any of them had ever dreamed. Linda is first courted by a stuffy Tory … Continue reading Book Review: The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
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