This is a Book Week guest post from Joanna, aka Mrs M, aka Madamding. It’s no real secret that I love a cookbook. At the last count my kitchen shelves were groaning under the weight of approximately 250 books. Whilst I may have hundreds of books, I still tend to …
This is a Book Week guest review by Liz of Violet Posy for Thursday’s theme of Holiday Projects. Are you thinking of undergoing a room (or house) transformation this summer? This book might well provide the inspiration you need! Romantic Prairie Style by Fifi O’Neil £11.93 on Amazon I bought …
It’s Thursday of Book Week and I hope you’ve been enjoying the week so far – Monday was all about American fiction, Tuesday was about books for the children (activity books, an adventure book series and phonics activity books), Wednesday was about new books for you and today we’re looking …
I hope you’ve enjoyed Wednesday’s book reviews and have found some new books to take on holiday with you, or just to add to your to-be-read pile. The day started with some holiday reading recommendations from Elizabeth Buchan and then continued with reviews of the books I’ve read recently, Sister …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. Rose is a successful books editor. She is married to Nathan, also a newspaper editor and they have two grown-up children, Poppy and Sam. The book is an exploration of Rose’s turning her life round after and through …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. I love Faye Kellerman’s books. They’re classic police procedurals, but with some added depth. One element of the added depth is that the main characters are traditional Jews and I love getting a glimpse into the rituals and …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. This is a standalone thriller and mystery by Val McDermid, who created Tony Hill, depicted by Robson Green in Wire in the Blood (brilliant books and a brilliant TV adaptation, in my opinion). Charlie Flint is a psychiatrist …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. Chris read this to Rosemary recently and they both insisted I should read it myself. And I’m very glad I did. Sophie Hatter lives in the land of Ingary, where fairy tale rules abound. She is the oldest …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. This book has the shortest blurb I think I’ve ever seen: Jack is five. He lives in a single locked room with his Ma. That is the book and those two sentences are enough to get you thinking …
This is a Book Week book review for Wednesday’s Holiday Reading theme. I didn’t like Starter for Ten, in fact, I never got through the first few chapters (though I know plenty of people who loved it), so I was a bit wary of trying One Day, but so many …
