Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Ahead of the Tide: To Calais, in Ordinary Time

›
To Calais in Ordinary Time  by James Meek Cannongate Pp. 389 Mixing elements of The Canterbury Tales and Shakespearean comedy, this story t...
Monday, 14 November 2022

Due Care and Attention

›
Due Care and Attention I lead an active life But I’m very clumsy And I bruise easily, like when I give blood, or bump into furniture, or tri...
1 comment:
Friday, 11 November 2022

Friday Five: The Latest Theatre

›
This Changes Everything - Echo Youth, The Q:  In a dystopian future, a group of young adults try to set up their own society, called The Co...
Tuesday, 8 November 2022

You Spin Me Right Round, Baby: The Music Shop

›
The Music Shop  by Rachel Joyce (Black Swan) Pp.354 Frank owns a music shop which only sells vinyl, and he has the gift of being able to fin...
Tuesday, 1 November 2022

My Newest Favourite Thing: Galeanthropy

›
Penelope pretending to be a cat I have learned a new word, which I absolutely love. Galeanthropy: A mental condition of thinking that one h...
Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Le Carre's Last Stand: Agent Running in the Field

›
Agent Running in the  Field  by John Le Carré Viking Pp. 281 The last book that John Le Carré wrote is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a fast-paced...
1 comment:
Wednesday, 19 October 2022

With a Pinch of Salt

›
I've been thinking about my post last week , and what an incongruity there is between the epergne that was awarded to the Campbells, and...