Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove
Book Review of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove was recommended to me by readers who enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. I understand why the parallels are made as both are quirky books, which at the centre of them have a protagonist who doesn’t fit in or conform to the […]
Lissa Evans’ Old Baggage
Book Review of Old Baggage by Lissa Evans This is an utter treat of a read that should not just be dismissed as ”yet another suffragette book’ or ‘a quick beach read.’ There is no doubt that is incredibly accessible and a quick read, but the content, of Old Baggage, whilst on the surface whimsical, […]
Heather Morris’ Cilka’s Journey
Book Review of Cilka’s Journey – sequel of the Tattooist of Auschwitz In Cilka’s Journey, the sequel of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Helen Morris explains how Lale, that tattooist survivor of the first story, revealed to her that Cilka was the bravest person he knew in the camp. This left Morris with a whole new life-story that […]
Shakespeare Lover
What kind of Shakespeare Lover are you? What kind of Shakespeare Lover are you? Everyone who knows me is aware that I am a lover of all things Shakespeare related. In the last few months I’ve been lucky enough to see a few Shakespeare productions. This has been a real bonus of my having spent […]
Sandi Toksvig’s Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
Book Review of Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus This is a great memoir by Sandi Toksvig, but so much of it seemed familiar, that I spent a great deal of my reading time perplexed about whether this is a re-write of an earlier memoir. […]
Are you avoiding me?
Avoidant Personality Disorder Avoidant Personality is not a term to be used loosely, but sometimes I wonder if I might actually be suffering from it. Anyone who knows me at all will know that I am a mass of contradictions. For example, I’m not very social, but I do like to host small dinner parties […]