The Book Trunk

Miscellaneous

  • Tea or Books

    If you’ve not yet discovered the Tea or Books podcast hosted by the lovely Simon (from Stuck in a Book) and Rachel (from Book Snob), then pop over and listen to their latest offering, which is all about novels based on… Continue reading

  • The White Road

    “Other things in the world are white but, for me, porcelain comes first.” Here is a piece about The White Road: A Pilgrimage of Sorts, by Edmund de Waal, which was panned by most professional reviewers, and I can’t understand why, because I absolutely… Continue reading

  • Books, Booze, and Gardens!

    This is a Happy Post about the day in  London I enjoyed last week with my Younger Daughter (the Speech Therapist), because she thought I needed cheering up! On the train there I was fortunate to snap up what seemed to… Continue reading