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• The Jazz Files – Fiona Veitch Smith

  

  Crime Fiction 4*s Being interested in women’s rights throughout history, this book which harks back to the 1920s and features Poppy Denby who works for The Dail... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (December 23)

  

  Hosted by Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (December 22)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And Then There Were None – Agatha Christie

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Well what can I say? I first read this book many, many years ago and it has always stayed in my mind as my favourite of all Agatha Christie’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stacking the Shelves (December 19)

  

  Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Missing, Presumed – Susie Steiner

  

  Crime Fiction 5*s I enjoyed this slow-burner crime novel which follows the investigation into the disappearance of Edith Hind who vanished after a night out wit... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Life Project – Helen Pearson

  

  Non-Fiction 4*s This is a book about long-term studies of people born into pre-defined parameters and followed through their lives, and touches on how those... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (December 16)

  

  Hosted by Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (December 15)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Crooked Heart – Lissa Evans

  

  Historical Fiction 4*s This wasn’t what I expected at all although I knew it was set in WWII I didn’t expect the direction it took, and I dare anyone to read... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On My Bookshelf – A Rainbow of Books

  

  I decided to look at the rainbow in this occasional series of posts where I take a look at books that are sitting on my bookshelf – and yes I’ve made one! Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #BooktrailAdvent Day 11 – A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens

  

  Here it is Booktrail Advent Day 11 and we are going to the City of London to visit, what for me, is the iconic Christmas story; A Christmas Carol by Charles... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Exclusives – Rebecca Thornton

  

  Contemporary Fiction 4*s I don’t know about you but ever since reading Enid Blyton’s stories of boarding school I’ve been a teeny weeny bit jealous of anyone wh... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (December 9)

  

  Hosted by Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words I am... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (December 8)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Hypnotist’s Love Story – Liane Moriarty

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s I was in need of a light read to cheer me up and fortunately I had just the right type of book sat waiting for me on my bookshelf. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All The Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr

  

  Historical Fiction 4*s This is the story to all the light we cannot see: most relevantly to this story radio waves that are on the wavelengths of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stacking the Shelves (December 5)

  

  Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This House of Grief – Helen Garner

  

  Non-Fiction 5*s Telling the tale of a court case of Robert Farquharson, an Australian man on trial for killing his three sons. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rowans Well – C.J Hartner

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s This is the story of Mark Stracham a man who we first meet while he is at University and he meets the young man who is to become his... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE