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My Life in Books!
A selection of some my old childhood books – can you guess which is my favourite? I’m always fascinated by other people’s reading habits (when I’m in someone else’s house I always look at the bookshelves) and I’ve really enjoyed the occasional My Life in Books series Simon T runs over on his blog Stuck…
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An Indian Adventure With A Suitable Boy
Over the last couple of years I’ve looked at the Team Reads run by Lynne over at dovegreyreader(an exceedingly good blog – if you’ve never seen it, take a look, now), and considered joining in, but never quite plucked up the courage. Normally I like to race through a book to discover the ending, then…
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Singing – with a Girdle in her Hand!
October has been a funny sort of month, when I don’t seem to have got into my reading or writing stride at all. I started well, but I was at my Mother’s for a bit earlier in the month, and the Man of the House and I have just been on a last-minute break down…
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A Story That Never Really Got Under Way…
I’ve finally got round to posting my thoughts on Rosamunde Pilcher’s The Carousel which, if you remember, I won in a draw organised by Pam over at The Travellin’ Penguin, and read while en route to my Younger Daughter in London. I’m the first to admit this is not quite my usual literary fare, and…
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Lost Love and Eternal Triangles…
This Art Deco figure by Demetre Chiparuscaptures the feel of the book as Nigel andCaroline seek love. Not knowing anything about Violet Trefusis, beyond the brief fact that she eloped with Vita Sackville-West and was the daughter of Alice Keppel (favourite mistress of King Edward VII) I had no idea what to expect from her…
The Book Trunk 