The Evening of the Holiday, Shirley Hazzard This was my last fling with Shirley Hazzard. I didn't like it as much as all of the others that I read which I talk about here. Too slight for me! A man and woman meet in Italy and have an affair - that's all really. I didn't care about either of the characters much. Although the ending was good. … [Read more...] about Books Read June – August 2023
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Books Read May 2023
The Dark Is Rising: Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper The first in a series of five in a series long recognised as a masterpiece of children’s fiction. I was given all five when the children were in upper primary school but they never read them. Some years ago I read this first one and enjoyed it. Somehow I lost most of them - misguided book … [Read more...] about Books Read May 2023
Books Read 2023
As you can see these three books are very old - having been owned by my mother. And it was a trip down memory lane reading them at the start of this year. All by Frances Parkinson Keyes, they were best-sellers in their heyday. If Ever I Cease To Love **** They are all set in New Orleans and you get a great sense of that society in the late … [Read more...] about Books Read 2023
Books Read 2022 – A Complete Inventory
Just for completeness, here are all the books I read in 2022. With gradings to boot. Some of which have been challenged by those with whom I've shared this list. I try to judge each book on its own merits unrelated to others - as has been pointed out, comparisons are not really possible because one is not comparing apples with apples. Nevertheless … [Read more...] about Books Read 2022 – A Complete Inventory
Latest Books 2022
These are the final books I read in 2022 - that I haven't blogged about until now due to my life being interrupted by Cancer Redux which I've started to write about here, although much more has taken place. Just to prove how anal retentive I am, I felt I must finish my blogging about books in 2022! Three, Valerie Perrin I’d really liked the … [Read more...] about Latest Books 2022
Books – In Recovery: November 2022
This is a quick blog about the books I've been reading while recovering from my latest cancer surgery. That's far too dramatic for days just lying on the couch reading but there you go. These were all easy reads. Stephanie's Journal, Stephanie Alexander Meredith came to see me and brought this book with her. She'd not read it and didn't … [Read more...] about Books – In Recovery: November 2022