Reviews of Books
Posted in Miscellaneous, Recommended on Mar 2nd, 2010
This is the first Anne Bronte novel I have read. I’ve read Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights (which I hated), and Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre (I liked it) and Shirley (I liked it). I must say I was pleasantly surprised. It was very long and religious – not for a modern audience – but still I finished [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 1st, 2010
This year I plan to consume less. I’m not going to buy any new books this year (except for the book club books). I’m going to read the books in my pile, the books hidden in my book shelves plus make more use of the library. Currently in my pile I have: The Lacuna Barbara [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 13th, 2009
This is my latest collection of new books. Her Fearful Symmetry Audrey Niffenegger Ballet ShoesNoel Streatfeild The Brontes Ingham The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Bronte The Year of the Flood Margaret Atwood And some more from the second hand book store. The Longest Journey E. M. Forster A Wreath of Roses Elizabeth Taylor Brideshead Revisited [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 31st, 2009
I’m still plugging away at The children’s Book, but I thought I show you all the books in my soon to be read pile. There is The Brain That Changes ItselfNorman Doidge BreathTim Winton Through Black SpruceJoseph Boyden Mariana Monica Dickens The Making of a MarchionessFrances Hodgson Burnett SaplingsNoel Streatfield My mother-in-law lent me The [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 10th, 2009
It was time for an update. I’ve updated WordPress and changed the theme. The image in the banner was something I found in my picture folder (I think I took photos of my book shelves for insurance purposes). I have just finished reading Kate Summerscale’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 25th, 2009
This chapter I’ve found extremely visual – I could picture the cold light, the snow, the awful home for the ‘feeble minded’. I’m still wondering what on earth these people are thinking? Is Caroline planning on returning the baby to the doctor? Why hasn’t he rung ahead and warned them of Caroline’s arrival? Also, it’s [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 16th, 2009
I was keen to read this book because it was mentioned on Dovegreyreader and I do like a good 1950s domestic drama. The blurb … In affairs of the heart the race is not necessarily won by the swift and fair. Imogen, the beautiful wife of a distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 25th, 2009
I bought this book for my Dad for Christmas – imagine my surprise when he had already read it! I decided to keep it and read it myself. I liked it. I thought the quality of the writing was a bit poor, but it was definitely a compelling page turning read (more like a screenplay [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 18th, 2008
I’m an enormous L.M Montgomery fan – her books were an escape when I was a child and even now as an adult they’re my guilty pleasure. So I couldn’t resist a biography! I’ve read all of the journals and like many people was shocked to discover that her life was so dark (and depressing). [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 18th, 2007
Reviews of The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty, The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay, Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty, Digging to America by Anne Tyler and First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde to follow – soon.