Talk about H is for Hard. If this wasn’t one of my book club reads I think I would have given up, but I am glad I persevered. It is not an easy book to read but the words on the page are simply beautiful and I now know more about goshawks than I thought ...
Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson
When the United Kingdom is divided into four based on the four humours - sanguine, melancholic, choleric or phlegmatic – people are sent to live in the quarter where they are deemed to belong. Thomas Parry is one such child, taken from his parents in the middle of the night. What follows is his journey ...
Mrs Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
What a hoot. Recommended by my crazy English friend Tops and is a fab holiday read. Interesting take on the monarchy and what goes on behind closed doors, (palace doors that is!). Imagine the Queen donned in a hoody taking the train to Scotland, looking for a bit of time out. I can now! As my friend ...
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
What a hoot this British classic is! First published in 1932, I can’t believe it has taken me so long to discover. If you love things like the “Vicar of Dibley” then you will love this novel. First published in 1932, Cold Comfort Farm is a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of a city girl’s visit to her quirky ...
The Brontë Story by Tim Vicary
If you are after a quick reference guide on the Brontë sisters then The Bronte Story is a compact read of around 60 pages that will set you straight. Having recently read the fictional work The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë by Laura Joh Rowland, I was drawn to this compact Oxford Bookworm to jolt my ...
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Those who treasure a beautiful love story will pick up this novel by Helen Simonson and never want it to end. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand has been called, amongst other things, a romance for wrinklies; but it so much more. It contains everything one could want in a novel: love; death; compassion and greed; an unlikely yet ...