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Book Review: Through a Glass Darkly, by Jostein Gaarder

Through a Glass Darkly is the young girl Cecelia’s end of life story. It is almost Christmas and Cecelia lies sick in bed, as her family strive to make Christmas as special as possible. She is angry and resentful. One… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Elephant Moon by John Sweeney

As the Second World War rages, the Japanese Imperial Army enters Burma and the British rulers prepare to flee. Among those is a orphan school of sixty-two Anglo-Burmese children, born to local women after affairs with foreign men. Half-castes, they… Continue Reading →

Book Review: A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

A Boy Called Christmas tells the story of Nikolas, the boy that will become Father Christmas. It is the imagined account of why he is who he is. It is superbly illustrated by Chris Mould, no doubt enhancing the reading… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Daily Rituals by Mason Currey

Daily Rituals is a fascinating insight into the lives of some of the great creative minds. For each artist, there is a snapshot into their routines and rituals. It is a book I expected to browse, to pick up and… Continue Reading →

Book Review: H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald

This has been on my ‘TBR’ (To Be Read) pile for a good while, so fitted very well with the 2016 Reading Challenge. There was also a pleasing symmetry having read A Kestrel For a Knave earlier this year. Despite… Continue Reading →

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 →

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