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• Notes from the Classroom

  

  The school year is drawing to a close. This year has been a challenging, frustrating, exhausting and disheartening experience for much of the time. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris

  

  It has never ceased to be a thrill to be sent new books by publishers. Sometimes they’re a surprise gift in the post, other times I have chosen them myself... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• London Touring

  

  Over the past few weekends, I’ve been taking great pleasure in rediscovering London and its myriad of charms. The problem with growing up somewhere is that it... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

  

  I have been meaning to read this book ever since I watched the lovely film, years and years ago. I have a romantic notion of a life spent sitting on a porch,... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen Country

  

  How better to crown your Easter holiday than with a visit to Jane Austen country? I visited Jane Austen’s house about four years ago, before I moved to New York. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Into the Whirlwind by Eugenia Ginzburg

  

  This has to be one of the best Persephones I’ve read in a very long time. In the 1930s, Eugenia Ginzburg was a prominent young member of the Communist... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Beautiful Bath

  

  Last weekend, I set off on a day trip to Bath with my fellow Old Fashioned Girl Miranda, her lovely mum Donna and our mutual friend Rachel. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge

  

  After reading and thoroughly enjoying The Runaways, recently brought back into publication as part of Hesperus Press’ lovely Hesperus Minor collection, I was... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• London in the Sun

  

  One of my favourite parts of London is Kensington and Chelsea, mainly thanks to its architecture; the streets of lavishly beautiful Victorian homes are a true... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wake by Anna Hope

  

  This is such a brilliant book; one that is both beautifully written and emotionally involving, with a fascinating plot and wonderful characters who pluck at you... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Positivity

  

  When I decided to write about my experience of negative comments, I certainly wasn’t looking for sympathy. My intention was for those who have been leaving nast... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Negativity

  

  I thought that having a book blog would make me immune from those who like to use the anonymity of the internet to vent their unpleasantness upon perfect... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Harvest by Jim Crace

  

  My first experience of Jim Crace’s writing was when a colleague at the V&A; recommended his novel Being Dead for our newly inaugurated staff book club. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Museum-ing

  

  During half term, I had the great pleasure of going on an epic tour of three of London’s museums. The V&A; has always been my favourite London museum and is... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Being Ill

  

  There is nothing more horrid than being ill. You lie in bed, the sun streaming in at the window, the muffled noises of life going on around you, while you must... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Runaways by Elizabeth Goudge

  

  When life gives you lemons, I have learned from experience that you should read children’s books; preferably old-fashioned ones filled with unlikely... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Castles in the Air

  

  A sunny day has become as rare as hen’s teeth in these parts, and so when the sun came out last week, I was straight in the car. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 CULTURE, HOME, REAL ESTATE

• The Night Circus

  

  A school book club necessitated me picking up The Night Circus, which I had heard of, but never felt particularly compelled to read. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All Good Things

  

  The last few weeks have been tough. Four hundred – yes – four hundred – mock examination papers to mark in addition to my usual workload. Incessant rain... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The London Scene by Virginia Woolf

  

  I love reading other people’s impressions of my home city, and I particularly enjoy experiencing the London of the past through the eyes of those who actually... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE