I found “The short Life & Long Times of MRS. BEETON by Kathryn Hughes (First published in 2005 by HarperCollins) in a secondhand/antiques shop at the weekend.

Theres’ intrigue, family feuds, bankruptcy and sexual scandal and the occasional advice for example to her various magazine readers on what to wear to the seaside (or) making excursions…[Read more]

Anni, I’m half way through it, and really enjoying it! A bargain on the kindle, too.

100 year old man who climbed out of the window by jonas johansson, excellent

Read Susan Hill’s ‘The Betrayal of Trust’ on hols last week (no.6 in the Simon Serailler detective series). Raises some very interesting questions on assisted suicide, dementia, palliative care, and caring for an elderly parent. She neatly wove these issues into a murder mystery, as well as the ongoing family saga of the Serraillers. Finding…[Read more]

I’ve just finished reading “The language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
I thought at first it was going to be a typical American damaged child finds love and redemption syle of novel, and to an extent it is, but well written, and the main character is shown as much more independent and stronger than the average.
The references to the…[Read more]