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Keeping in Touch…
People may have noticed that after a prolonged absence I created a new blog here on WordPress, wrote a couple of posts, and promptly relapsed back into silence. The reason? My mother has been ill, and I have been with her… Continue reading
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In Which I Have Nothing Nice to Say…
Right. This blog is primarily about books, so off we go. And I’m sorry to say the first review is a book I didn’t like, so I’m not sure this is a good start! It’s Philippa Gregory’s The King’s Curse, and… Continue reading
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I’ve Moved…
Well, I seem to have had another of those huge gaps when I haven’t written anything for ages and, as usual, I can’t offer any explanation, except life got in the way. I think for months and months I concentrated… Continue reading
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The 1924 Club
It’s been a while since I wrote anything here, but I seem to have been busy doing all sorts of other things, and never did get round to post reviews on some of the bools I read for All Virago,… Continue reading
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Frost in May
Virago Modern Classic Number 1: This is the 1991 edition, with an introduction by Elizabeth Bowen. The cover shows a detail from Girl and Flowers by Dod Procter. Antonia White’s Frost in May, as I’m sure everyone knows, was the very first Virago Modern Classic,… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 