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. […]
Emma Donoghue’s Akin
Book Review of Emma Donoghue’s Akin Emma Donoghue’s Akin is a great reading choice for anyone who is interested in exploring family relationships. A passing interest in Science would be an added bonus as there are even amusing Science jokes thrown in as Donaghoe is clearly either very knowledgable about Chemistry or has done her research well. […]
Elizabeth Strout’s Olive, Again
Book Review of Elizabeth Strout’s Olive, Again I read Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Again without having read the first Olive Kitteridge, but I don’t think it adversely affected my enjoyment of it at all. Olive, Again is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read. It would be a wonderful text to choose for an animated book discussion group. […]