The Book Trunk

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  • A Devilish Visit to Peckham Rye

    The photo on the front of my 1966 Penguin edition of The Ballad of Peckham Rye is by Robert Croxford. Dougal Douglas was born with horns on his head, like a goat, but they fell off in a fight – or maybe… Continue reading

  • Ninepins – a Tale about Mothers and Daughters

    I loved Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton, so I was delighted when she sent me a copy of her new novel, Ninepins (published by Sandstone Press), which is very different, but very enjoyable – and far more thought provoking.… Continue reading

  • Machines and Murder Mysteries

    Another trip to Paris in the company of Chief Superintendent Maigret and an English honeymoon with Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane offered unexpected reading joys when I popped into the library to take some books back. Having tried (and… Continue reading

  • What Were Your Favourite Childhood Books?

    Can you name at least one book that you read as a child (ie 11 or under) that still exists in your memory as a perfect story?  That was the challenge issued to me by my friend Phillipa Ashley (a… Continue reading

  • April in Ledbury with Browning

    I have been staying with my mother for a week, in Ledbury, which seems to be something of a black hole as far as the Internet is concerned – a lot of the time it seems impossible to get online… Continue reading