Category Reviews
This is not ordinarily a book that I would have chosen, but a friend handed it to me saying, ‘you must read this.’ The Night Circus is a mysterious, magical book about ‘a thing,’ Le Cirque de Reves. It pops… Continue Reading →
This is the story of an American family, as told through the eyes of Rosemary, the eldest daughter of the Cookes. It is the story of an everyday family, at one level, and an unusual one at another. It is… Continue Reading →
2022 update: after the Covid impacted audience experience, it seems that 2022 is back to the ‘old ways’. Much of the experience is still valid, but Heloise has kindly given her experience from Week 1. Enjoy the series, wherever you’re watching it from!… Continue Reading →
The Literary Adventure was a rich experience. This is not a programme for beginners – as the value comes in having something substantial to benefit from the input, the discussions and the creative space. I was right to prepare as I had (see… Continue Reading →
We Are Called to Rise tells the stories of four people – a woman in a crumbling marriage, a soldier waking up knowing he’s done something dreadful, a kindly social worker and a boy from an immigrant family. These lives… Continue Reading →
Barry Fairbrother dies creating a vacancy in the Parish Council. It is not a harmonious time in local matters, with issues between the idyllic village of Pagford and its District Council Town of Yarvill over the area known as The… Continue Reading →