I’m not a fan of social media posts that suggest the writer’s life is perfect. I just don’t buy it! My blog, aims to show a middle-aged-mamma’s life – warts and all! If you enjoy a smile, chat and a cup of tea with a pal, I think my posts might be for you.
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!)
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...
Book Review of Mark Manson’s ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ‘F*ck’ Image link https://images.app.goo.gl/TsAPYR7muZG8Gk5E6 Mark Manson – What’s...
This book must have been repritned a lot of times as there were so many book covers to choose from...
Image of Clemantine Wamariya, author the devastating but wonderful The Girl Who Smiled Beads. Image courtesy ofhttps://images.app.goo.gl/nuG129nuWmeVoZP69 The Girl Who...
A great year for the Booker Prize. Photo courtesy of https://images.app.goo.gl/AWucxa3MDB17SWqP6 Girl, Woman, Other Book Review I read Bernadine Evaristo’s...
Book Review of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments Interesting use of colour in this Penguin cover of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments...
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