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• Bout of Books 26

  

  Hi everyone! Uni is out for the Summer (only like a month later for us nurses!), so what better time to sign up for a readathon? “The Bout of Books read-a-thon... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Radium Girls- Kate Moore

  

  Synopsis The Radium Girls is the story of the dial painters who worked with radioactive plaint with no knowledge of how dangerous it was, until they found they... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

  

  In memory of Judith Kerr, who died today I thought I would repost this Children’s Hour post. Judith Kerr was also one of the writers who introduced me to books... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Vinegar Girl- Anne Tyler

  

  Synopsis Based on ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ ‘Vinegar Girl’ is the story of Kate Battista. After leaving university early Kate’s life ended up revolving around... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- May 2019

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but the money goes back int... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- April 2019

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Admissions- Henry Marsh

  

  Synopsis The second of neurosurgeon Henry Marsh’s autobiographies follows him after retirement, with a look back to significant moments of his career, and his... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Love Dick- Chris Kraus

  

  Synopsis Chris is a middle-aged, married woman when she meets Dick and falls in love. What follows are a series of letters declaring her love for him, but will... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- March 2019

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Spark of Light- Jodi Picoult

  

  Synopsis When Hugh McElroy responds to a hostage situation at a women’s clinic he doesn’t realise that one of the hostages is his daughter, and he will do... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Patient H.M- Luke Dittrich

  

  Synopsis In the 1930s Patient H.M was given a lobotomy by Dittrich’s grandfather William Beecher Scoville as a treatment for his debilitating epilepsy. This... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Mr Gumpy’s Outing

  

  In honour of John Burningham who died last week I am re-posting my Children’s Hour post of his book ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ Lucybird's Book Blog Children’s Hou... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Milkman- Anna Burns

  

  Synopsis Told through the eyes of an eighteen year old girl we learn about ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland and how it has an effect on a community who live... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deals of the Moment- December 2018

  

  Every month amazon has a set of kindle monthly deals. Whenever there are deals of interest I post on here. Links are associate links but money goes back into th... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape- Sohaila Abdulali

  

  Disclaimer: I was given this book free of charge (via netgalley) in exchange for an honest review Synopsis Sohaila Abdulali was raped in her late teens, and... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cancerland: A Memoir- David Scadden and Michael D’Antonio

  

  Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book (via Netgalley) in return for an honest review Synopsis  From childhood David Scadden had experiences of... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Children’s Hour: Winston Was Worried

  

  It’s my last week at the nursery before I leave for my nursing degree, so I thought I really should do a Children’s Hour post this week. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Transcription- Kate Atkinson

  

  Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review Synopsis During the war Juliet Armstrong worked for MI5, just as a secretary... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Birthday to Me

  

  https://lucybirdbooks.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/lucybird2.png "... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Not to Be a Boy- Robert Webb

  

  Disclaimer: This book was given to me free of charge by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Synopsis ‘How Not to Be A Boy’ is Webb’s autobiography... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE