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Book Review: The way of the dog by Stuart Barnes

Having a new puppy in the house, I’m obsessively reading as much as I can about dog behaviour and training tips. A lot of this is in the form of online resources – whole websites, articles and a plethora of… Continue Reading →

In conversation with Tony Lee Moral…

This is new for me, but back when Playing Mrs Kingston was launched, Tony asked me if I’d like to do an interview on my blog. I’m not sure why I didn’t at the time, but I asked if I… Continue Reading →

And how is the writing going…?

My sister visited this weekend. “How’s the writing going?”, she said. “Hmmm…” She asked the question directly. I’ve been avoiding asking it of myself. She gave me a look. A look between sisters. It reached the neglected writer, who seemed… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Ghost Maven by Tony Lee Moral

Ghost Maven is a Young Adult novel that tells the story of Alice Parker, a 16 year-old girl who falls for a boy who no one can recall seeing. It is an unconventional love story, heavy in magical realism. Alice… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

PenguinRandomHouse describe Eligible as a ‘modern retelling’ of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This much is true. The plot flows in the same way, the character names are familiar, and the setting is undeniably contemporary. The effect is not the… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Mosquito, by Roma Tearne

Mosquito is a remarkable love story, set in Tearne’s native Sri Lanka. Theo Samarajeeva is a widower and writer, returned to his home land to finish his latest work. He takes a neighbourhood girl under his wing, Nulani Mendis, who brings… Continue Reading →

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