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Pink Sugar
A pink cover seems hgihly suitable for a novel which rejoices in the title Pink Sugar.My copy was published by Stodder ndHoughton. I may have mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again anyway: as a reader, I’m a sucker for a story with a happy ending. And I guess novelist O Douglas must have…
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Celebrating St George’s Day
Medieval mystery and glamour provided a colourful spectacle. Yesterday Younger Daughter came to stay, to hear the Man of the House singing at the Folk Club, where he was the Support Act for the Guest Group, so this morning when she headed for the station on her way back home I walked into town with…
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Jungle Adventure
Lt Col Percy Fawcett pictured in 1911. One of the many nice things about volunteering in an Oxfam bookshop is that you come across all sorts of hidden gems and unknown books which you wouldn’t normally seek out. Exploration Fawcett, by Lt Col PH Fawcett, is one such book. This particular volume, a pale green,…
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Cheerfulness Breaks In
Oh dear, over the last few months I’ve missed writing posts when I’ve been at my mother’s, and when we’ve been away, and I don’t seem to be able to get back into the swing of things at all. I’ve even read less than normal, which is unusual for me, but now I’m taking stock…
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Signs To Make You Smile…
Right folks, I’ll start this week’s Saturday Snapshot with a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who commented on my duck pictures in last week’s post. The response was tremendous (as I keep saying, the Internet is a wonderful thing), and I am so grateful to the knowledgeable people who were able to identify my mystery water fowl. They turned…
The Book Trunk 