Desperate Reader

Whatever else 2017 brings it has at least improved my knowledge and understanding of the Russian revolution. It's not something that we ...

I thought I had managed to resist this book but it turns out that was wishful thinking - I kept seeing it in Scotland last month, and every ...

This is another British Library publication that I've been sitting in for far to long, this time from the crime classics series. My gene...

The day seems to be speeding past with absolutely no inclination to tackle any of the jobs that want doing kicking in whatsoever. That inclu...

I've had one of those exhaustingly productive days off where I've done almost every job on my list along with a few unexpected ones ...

I've dithered about writing this post for a few days now having always preferred to keep this blog reasonably politics free, but I also ...

I really struggled with this book to the point that I wondered what on earth was I thinking when I bought it. I was probably hooked by the t...

I think this is the third Pleydell I've read from Greyladies, it's making me think I really need to get the school based stories, de...

I'm back from holiday, the soundtrack of the day has mostly been the washing machine doing its thing, and it's back to work with a d...

After Mull it was on to Edinburgh for a couple of nights avoiding hen and stag parties. There are things I love about Edinburgh, and things ...