The Book Trunk

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  • Let’s Hear it for Older Women (The Winds of Heaven)

    I’m still with Persephone, but today’s thoughts are about a novel rather than a short story. I’ve been reading The Winds of Heaven, by Monica Dickens, which meets my current craving for happy endings. But don’t get the idea this… Continue reading

  • Guard Your Daughters

    My copy has no dust jacket, and is plain red, with no title on the cover, which doesn’t make for a good picture, so here is a nicer cover! I’m very fond of my new friends, but I do get angry when the… Continue reading

  • Mother’s Day with Milly-Molly-Mandy

    Well, it’s Mother’s Day, and I’ve had a bouquet of roses, some rose petal handcream, a beautiful bar of soap – and The Daughters also left messages on Facebook about two of their favourite childhood books, Joyce Lankester Brisley’s Milly-Molly-Mandy,… Continue reading