Desperate Reader

The Three Hostages - John Buchan I love the idea of the 1924 book club and thought it would be a fantastic way to get me to pull somethi...

Autumn last year I went a bit over the top preserving things. When I realised I'd got through over a hundred jam jars it was clear my ha...

I got very excited a few weeks back when Amazon recommended 'A Christmas Mystery' by Georgette Heyer, thinking for a moment that it ...

As part of the promotional effort for this book Nigella was on radio 4's Woman's Hour talking, amongst other things, about food and ...

I can't get enough of vintage crime and thrillers at the moment so it's just as well there is a more general vogue for them right no...

This is another offering from the British Library, but from the classic thriller range this time rather than a crime classic. The first thin...

It's actually been a couple of weeks since I read this book but somehow this is the first chance I've had to write about it which is...

I have a week off, and despite only having been back at work for three and a half weeks I'm really ready for it. It will be mostly spent...

After being mostly disappointed by 'Gin Glorious Gin' earlier this year I've finally found a book about the history of spirits I...

I picked up 'Wonder Tales' on my last trip to London almost in desperation. My train had been delayed by 4 long hours getting there ...