Whether or not you are able to head for the beach this year, summer is the time for so-called beach reads, isn't it? I have selected a few of my favorites for you to devour on holiday or at home dreaming of sunnier climes. Here are my five best beach reads for 2020. The Weekend by Charlotte … [Read more...]
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub – Book Review
I bought Modern Lovers by Emma Straub because I'd read and thoroughly enjoyed The Vacationers by the same author. Moden Lovers is set in Brooklyn, NY and tells the story of two families. Elizabeth is a local realtor, married to a boy she met at college, Andrew. They now have a 17-year-old son, kind … [Read more...]
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Australian author Liane Moriarty’s seventh novel, Truly Madly Guilty, follows a set of friends in Sydney’s quiet and wholesome suburbia, in very much the same vein as her previous books. Her characters are, however, anything but innocent or sedentary. They are all deliciously flawed, selfish but … [Read more...]
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith – Book Review
I've read and liked all three Robert Galbraith (aka J K Rowling) novels featuring the ex-army private detective, Cormoran Strike, and his aptly named side-kick, the young and beautiful Robin. In Career of Evil, Robin's role as Cormoran's assistant is in jeopardy, when she receives a gruesome … [Read more...]
5 Books for the New Year
I love January and the new year, because I get more time to read than in the busy time leading up to Christmas. This year, because I am a fully-fledged Driven Woman, included in my reading list for the first time is a self-help book (for lack of any other description), which was recommended to me by … [Read more...]
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A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler – 2015 Booker shortlisted novel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars Anne Tyler’s books are never predictable – she creates characters that you love to love, but also those that you love to hate and those you cannot get any grip on at all. In A Spool of Blue Thread, among the Whitshanks, there are very few characters that you could even … [Read more...]
German Literary Critic Reviews IKEA Catalogue
I just had to share this with you. The new IKEA catalogue is out and is reviewed by a German literary critic. This shows what brilliant PR people those cunning Swedes are. I'm almost jealous. (Very, actually). … [Read more...]
My new life starts here…
The lovely flowers and card with beautiful messages, which I was given by my colleagues yesterday. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. That's such a cliche, I know, but this expression describes so accurately how I'm feeling today. After a night out with my (now former!) colleagues … [Read more...]
