Music and words – take a left
I am in a very verbal mood this evening. The left hand side of my brain has probably been activated by listening to my lecturer...
16 April, 2018
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literature
The Night Brother – Rosie Garland
It is a week or so since I finished the Night Brother by Rosie Garland. It was the most sumptuous and interesting book. Edie doesn't...
09 April, 2018
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Handmaid’s Tale – spoiler alert
I finished the first season of the Handmaid's Tale last night. It was an intense mixture of horror and uplifting inspiration. Such a great, creative...
22 January, 2018
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Dear Mr Knightley – Katherine Reay
I am reading a very interesting book - Dear Mr Knightley, about a woman who is studying journalism and writing letters to an anonymous man,...
28 December, 2017
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the most beautiful girl in the world
It is such a beautiful evening for sharing friendship. :-) I am so happy tonight. It is Mistress Butterfly's birthday. We went to an interesting...
20 November, 2017
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Margaret Atwood – The Heart Goes Last
Margaret Atwood is certainly an amazing story teller. I still have one episode left of the Handmaid's Tale, and that was fascinating. Dark, interesting, scary. The...
15 November, 2017
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Spanish book club in the sunshine
Medicine for a blue heart. Spanish Book Club was so fun. I didn’t read out loud, but it was both beautiful and melodic to hear...
22 October, 2017
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Words of an author – the unknown and the planned
It is so nice, how a novel can take you to some completely different place. I could be a young woman, living in an apartment,...
18 October, 2017
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The Space Between the Stars – Anne Corlett
I have just finished reading The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett. What an amazing story. I picked it up because it is sci-fi...
15 October, 2017
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