Reviews of Books
Posted in Memoir, Recommended on Feb 8th, 2012
I’ve read Mariana (the Persephone edition), which I enjoyed, so when a friend lent me this I was keen to try it. Here’s the blurb … What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she’s thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante? Well, if you’re Monica Dickens, you [...]
Posted in Memoir on Jun 21st, 2010
I read about this book on another blog ( http://dovegreyreader.typepad.com/dovegreyreader_scribbles/2010/03/the-girl-on-the-wall-0ne-lifes-rich-tapestry-jean-baggott.html) and thought it sounded interesting. It’s fascintating for some many different reasons; the social history, the embroidery skills, etc. Here’s the blurb … Jean Baggott is ‘the girl on the wall’ – a 1948 photograph taken of her when she was eleven – whose [...]