Reviews of Books
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 17th, 2011
I’ve read this biography of Nancy Wake. She was an amazing women and lead a fascinating life – check it out here. I wasn’t all that impressed with this biography. More to do with the style than the content – it was too chatty and long-winded for my liking.
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Feb 9th, 2011
This novel has been languishing in my pile for quite some time – at least 12 months. I am not sure why I didn’t read it earlier. I think it might be the browness of the cover. Here is the blurb … On a misty London afternoon in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a [...]
Posted in Non-Fiction, Recommended on Feb 1st, 2011
Firstly, this is a beautiful book. The pages are thick and the photographs and illustrations (by Karl Lagerfeld) are beautiful. This was an accessible and easy to read biography. Each chapter covers a different phase/aspect of Chanel’s life. The information is well-grouped and draws attention to recurring patterns in her life that might have been [...]