on the land - on the sea - at my desk

Tag book review

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 →

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: 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 →

Book Review: Ease, by Patrick Gale

According to the publisher’s information, Ease is “a novel about downsizing from a life of ease and upgrading to one of sleaze.” It is an attention grabbing description, but doesn’t do the story justice, and oversimplifies my experience of it…. Continue Reading →

Book Review: War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy (translation by Richard Peaver and Larissa Volokhonsky)

What is there to say about War and Peace that hasn’t been written? It is known as one of the great Russian novels, and yet it isn’t really a novel. Even Tolstoy acknowledged that it is neither a novel, or… Continue Reading →

Book Review: A Shepherd’s Life, by James Rebanks

My friend Karen said that this was one of the best books that she had ever read. She has repeatedly told me to read it (particularly recently given some potential lifestyle alterations). I am grateful for her insistence. A Shepherd’s… Continue Reading →

« Older posts Newer posts »

© 2025 Julia Webb-Harvey — Powered by WordPress

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑