Desperate Reader

  ' Wilfred and Eileen ' is the kind of book I'm quite Summer in February ' - Jonathan Smith wrote both the book and the...

Today I overslept a bit, finally got up and attempted to make cinnamon buns prior to friends coming round - they might have turned out bet...

It's that stage on a Sunday evening when I try and persuade myself that bunging on a mixed wash is basically all the housework I real...

I thought ' Miss Buncle Married ' would make for nice gentle holiday reading (how long ago that seems now) and I was right. It...

' Heat Lightning ' is exactly the sort of book I associate with Persephone (and then I'm constantly surprised by how varied t...

When I read ' The Hare With Amber Eyes ' Elisabeth De Waal was one of the characters I wanted to know The Hare With Amber Eyes'...

It occurs to me that it will probably take me longer to write this blog post than it did to read the actual book - it's a very short ...

One of the few bits of Christmas television that I'd heard about, and was also looking forward to, was an adaptation of Frances Hodgson...

My friend C and I went to London today, ostensibly to see the Northern Renaissance exhibition at the Queens Gallery - it's very good ...

Persephone books have reached the magic hundred (I personally own 46 if anyone is curious) which seems like something to celebrate more e...

I have good intentions regarding spring cleaning but they never actually amount to very much. Autumn is a different matter - the run up t...

When I think of Persephone books I think of titles like ' Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day ' or ' Miss Buncle's Book '...

Books of the year lists are a bit of a departure for me but I thought I’d give it a go, indeed I meant to do it for the first of December ...

A week or two back Simon Stuck in a Book asked what was more important plot, character, or writing style? This book was very much on my...

It’s only a matter of weeks before the latest Persephone books hit the shelves, particularly exciting this time because of Constance Mau...

And my plans are seldom the best laid. I had meant to spend the afternoon cooking something from any one of my previously unused Persephone ...

Claire and Verity are hosting their third Persephone reading extravaganza (on the off chance that this is news do go and have a look; ther...