Category Archives: Book review

There Are Reviews And Then Some…. #ATTM #apprenticedtomymother

Posted on Jul 15, 2018 by

There are reviews and then there is something like this. With Pauline’s permission I’ve copied the whole of her review. Necessarily I’m totally flattered, chuffed and on and on. If you think this might work for you too, having read … Continue reading →

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Life Begins… #bookreview #barbtaub #lifebeginswhenthekidsleavehomeandthedogdies

Posted on Feb 28, 2018 by

I worked with a chap for many years who kept neat to-do lists on post-its. As he progressed up the slippery pole of management, the post-its got bigger and the to-dos more important. They were always laid out the same … Continue reading →

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A Little Of What You Fancy #ashorthistoryofnearlyeverything

Posted on Feb 1, 2018 by

Random pictures are a recent walk; just to add colour… I discovered the joys of Bill Bryson many years ago with his Notes From A Small Island about visiting the UK. When he was asked to leave his B&B in … Continue reading →

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The Citadel #bookreview

Posted on Jan 19, 2018 by

This was a surprise read for me. I caught a snippet of a radio adaption just before Christmas which was followed by a programme on the bombs that changed Britain, one of those BBC documentaries of surprising depth – in … Continue reading →

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Quite Ugly One Morning #bookreview

Posted on Jan 12, 2018 by

In truth I’m not the reader I think I should be and I’m not the reader a writer really should be. You learn from others, both good and bad. But new years and resolutions and all that good stuff comes … Continue reading →

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Do Not Wash Hands In Plates #bookreview

Posted on Jan 9, 2018 by

Travel broadens the mind. India it seems broadens the beam. When Barb, Janine and Jaya set out to recreate their Grand Tour though this time on the Indian sub continent, their sylph-like selves were in for a shock. In the … Continue reading →

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Shaking Off Summer’s Dust: a few book reviews

Posted on Aug 27, 2017 by

I’ve taken a leaf out of others’ books, as it were and spent a chunk of this summer reading. I thought I’d share with you some of the books into which I’ve delved, just in case you have them in … Continue reading →

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