Desperate Reader

After being so disappointed by Julia and the Shark I came across 'The Weather Weaver' on the  Shetland Times Bookshop  website (it...

I'm really torn about this book. On the one hand, it's a beautifully illustrated, intelligent exploration of how a parent's depr...

I last read this about a year ago with the (much missed) Georgette Heyer read-along group on Twitter. Until that point, it had been one of m...

It's a while since I've been really excited by a cookbook (Christmas - Anja Dunk's Advent - really brilliant) and I feel a bit o...

This doesn't come out until August and normally I wouldn't even mention it at this point, but I was first to grab a reading copy at ...

It's been a while since I posted a book review, mostly because I've just not been reading much recently. When I do get away from wat...

It hit me this morning, whilst writing dates on customer orders, that in less than 2 months I'll be heading up to Scotland for a solid c...

In the spirit of celebrating the not quite successes, as well as the resounding triumphs here's the story of a very big jumper. I starte...

I first wrote about 'The Heeding' on July 5th last year (2021) when it was all the talk of 'freedom' day and an end to restr...

Sorry for the silence, it's been a mix of being overwhelmed by the news, wedding planning, and poor connectivity. We've been up in S...