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 Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library I wonder whether Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library was originally planned to...
Book Review of Sarah Moss’s Summerwater I hadn’t realised that Sarah Moss also wrote Ghost Wall. I haven’t read it...
Book Review of Richard Holloway’s Waiting For The Last Bus Being introduced to Richard Holloway’s writing is the best thing...
Book Review on Dawn French’s Because of You Dawn French’s Because of You has got me back into reading. Dawn...
Book Review of Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts I had no idea what ‘ghosting’ meant until I read Dolly Alderton’s Ghosts! Dolly...
Book Review of Phillip Schofield’s Life’s What you Make It I’m not a fan of this photo on the front...
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