The Book Trunk

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  • Do You Clean Vegetables With Soap?

    Today’s novel was described as ‘a real oddity’ and ‘a book unlike any other’ when it was discussed on the Radio 4’s ‘A Good Read’. House-Bound, by Winifred Peck, (published by Persephone), is the second in my loosely-themed ‘housework’ quartet.… Continue reading

  • Down With Housework!

    Doing The Mending: Each chapter heading in How To Run Your  Home Without Helpis illustrated with a lovely little line drawing Housework, as those who know me will confirm, has never been one of my accomplishments, and the Man Of… Continue reading