
Sal’s Blog - Life's Not Always Perfect!
If you’ve been following a while, you’ll know that I love to read, so the main focus of my website has always been to share book reviews and book club questions. Nothing is about to change there – books are, after all, what keep me sane (ish!) My online shop showcases some of my own most popular picture books that are for sale.
I occasionally,when the mood takes me, blog on life, family, relationships and even occasionally health and fitness. I’m not a fan of social media posts that suggest the writer’s life is perfect. I just don’t buy it. But if you enjoy a smile, chat and a cup of coffee with a pal, I think my posts might be for you.

Book Review of Naomi Alderman’s The Power The Power by Naomi Alderman is an intelligent and well written dystopian novel that...
Book Review of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet tells a completely fictionalized version of Shakespeare’s life story...
Book Review of Ali Smith’s How to be both Challenging conventions of literary style and full of philosphical questions, Ali...
Book Review of Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire Following the structure and themes of Antigone, Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire is a wonderful book...
Book Review of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins American Dirt begins by describing a shoot out at a barbeque where...
Book Review of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Set around the time of the Napoleonic Wars, but making little reference...
Book Review of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing has received mixed reviews, yet it...
Book Review of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara The story, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, shares the...
Book Review of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng I bought this book at the airport and it kept me...
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