A Very Bookish Holiday
I alluded to bookish doings abroad in my last post ... the London trip was amazing, at least from this bibliophile's point of view
Daphne
Daphne, the latest novel by British writer Justine Picardie, artfully begs the question: Where would we be without our literary forbears
A Bear Called Paddington
The recent trip to London put me in a mood for a book I’ve not read in more than twenty years: Paddington Abroad
Gentlemen & Players
Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris is a psychological thriller centred around an exclusive boys' prep school in England. A Machiavellian plan is hatched...
The Fairy Tales
The Fairy Tales are also appropriate, despite their darker elements, for children who have perhaps overindulged on the sugar-coated Disney versions
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
Adrian is pretentious, pimply, and prone to melodrama - and yet disarmingly sympathetic. His woes are familiar to anyone who's passed the age of 13
84 Charing Cross Road Review
84 Charing Cross Road will resonate with anyone who relishes the tactile beauty of regally bound, hand press books
The Masterpiece
The Masterpiece set off a few shockwaves, not just among literary critics who loved to grouse about Zola's gritty and extreme approach to realism
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont doesn't leave you feeling at all down. Taylor's books are perfect if you want a breezy summer read but aren't willing to sacrifice craft or depth
The Letters of Arthur Conan Doyle
A Life in Letters is just that: a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's correspondence, beginning with his days at school
The Fairy Tales
The Fairy Tales are also appropriate, despite their darker elements, for children who have perhaps overindulged on the sugar-coated Disney versions
The Adventures of Frog and Toad
Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970, is the first in a series of four books about these two famous friends
The Moonstone
The Moonstone is a very long tale about a precious gem stolen from the brow of a Hindu deity that wreaks havoc on an English family
Blaming
Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor is the story of an unlikely friendship that forms between Amy, an Englishwoman, and Martha, an American