Soup, tea and a thriller

Souper Mum was a light, very funny novel that takes a look at family, modern life and the joyless merits of quinoa.  Fish fingers play a starring role in this novel.  Lots of laugh and a good reflection of how difficult it is to raise a family with all the pressures put on the mother. …

Definitely only once.

This little creature, just incase you don’t recognise it, is Yoda.  He is a Star Wars character. My younger daughter was given a crochet kit as a gift at Christmas 2015 and she has not got around to making anything from it. While we were staying with her before Christmas I asked if she had…

An unusual crime fiction novel.

I have been quiet on the book front lately.  I mentioned this book when I wrote about my reading challenges for this year. Well I did finish it but it took me a while to get into the book as I was rather put off by the frequent use of latin within the text even…

Jack Reacher is to blame.

Regular followers of my blog will have noticed that I haven’t posted any historical fiction for quite some time.  I think the last one was Miles off Course in early October. The reason for the lack of historical fiction is I have discovered Lee Child.  Yes, I realise he has been around for a while…

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times”

I have just finished reading  A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I can’t remember when I first read it but it must have been when I was in my teens because it didn’t leave an impact on me whereas having read it now in my sixties it has left some strong impressions on…

A classic I hadn’t read since my teen years.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. My elder daughter asked me recently if I had seen the movie Jane Eyre in which Judi Dench plays a role. I admitted that I hadn’t but it got me thinking what role would Judy Dench be playing. I had to admit to myself that I had only a vague…