This one is a double round. First up, I have: Written by an author over the age of 65 Bingo! Another row completed... For this round, I have the perfect choice in: Rosa: Memories With Licence by Ros Collins Ros writes in such a warm and conversational style, giving the reader the same feeling you … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 24
The Week That Was…
This week has been a quiet one, mostly spent catching up on all of the washing I didn't do last week! The phrase buried in laundry has never rung more true. But, let's get right to the good bit...my beautiful daughter at her formal: A good time was had by all! ~~~~ Joke of the … Continue reading The Week That Was…
Book Review: The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
The Museum of Broken Promises... About the Book: The stunning new novel from bestselling Elizabeth Buchan. The Museum of Broken Promises is a beautiful, evocative love story and heart-breaking journey in to a long-buried past. Paris, today. The Museum of Broken Promises is a place of wonder and sadness, hope and loss. Every object in … Continue reading Book Review: The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
The Week That Was…
We're in the thick of it now! Graduation week. Graduation Mass was on Wednesday night and that was a really lovely affair. Later this morning is the Graduation Assembly and Saturday night is the Graduation Formal. Of course, it's been non-stop preparations in between. Tonight I squeeze in the Graduation Formal for the school I … Continue reading The Week That Was…
#DNF Book Review: Bitter Leaves by Tabatha Stirling
Bitter Leaves... About the Book: Welcome to the black heart of Singapore’s maid culture, where a woman’s life is cheap in one of the richest countries in the world. Here are the voices of the unheard, of maid and employer, of village girl and city dweller. Follow Lucilla, Ma’am Leslie, Shammi and Madame Eunice as … Continue reading #DNF Book Review: Bitter Leaves by Tabatha Stirling
Book Review: Confession With Blue Horses by Sophie Hardach
Confession with Blue Horses... About the Book: Set in Berlin during the dying days of communism, this is an exploration of a family cruelly torn apart, and the consequences that seep through generations. Tobi and Ella's childhood in East Berlin is shrouded in mystery. Now adults living in London, their past in full of unanswered … Continue reading Book Review: Confession With Blue Horses by Sophie Hardach
My Reading Life: Themes of Communism
A couple of months ago I read this: And not all that long after, I read this: Now, both of these novels have really sparked my interest in reading more about life in the Eastern Bloc, and in the last couple of weeks, I've continued with this theme, reading: And, most recently: I'm not tiring … Continue reading My Reading Life: Themes of Communism
Book Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
By now, regular readers will have gotten wind that I'm a Shakespeare tragic. Combine this with my love of collecting beautiful books, and you get this: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is an elegant edition boasting the entire credited catalogue of William Shakespeare including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies, as well as all … Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
#BookBingo – Round 23
Book written by an Australian woman more than 10 years ago: I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty Lent to me by a friend at work, I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes was a novel I hadn’t even heard of. But I read Gravity is The Thing earlier this … Continue reading #BookBingo – Round 23
The Week That Was…
Next week: CRAZY TOWN! Graduation week for my daughter and my students. We've got ceremonies galore and I've got two formals, one Friday night (for my students) and one Saturday night (for my daughter). It's going to be fun!!! 🙌🤩 (really...so.much.fun...as long as nobody freaks out about dresses, hair or makeup... or OP scores...🙈🙉🙊) Watch … Continue reading The Week That Was…
