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Month: February 2018

Book review…

3, 2, 1, Go!

27 Feb 201827 Feb 2018
Here we are with 3, 2, 1, Go! for February, which offers the chance to highlight: 3 books read this month that have stood out for whatever reason; 2 blog…
Scottish Literature

Muriel Spark Exhibition

26 Feb 201826 Feb 2018
The International Style of Muriel Spark I have been to see The International Style of Muriel Spark exhibition at Edinburgh's National Library of Scotland (NLS), I spent over an hour…
Book review…

Ada Lovelace. Isabel Sanchez Vegara

22 Feb 201812 Feb 2018
5 stars for this children's biography of Ada Lovelace by Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This is a very good concise children's biography of Ada Lovelace, widely regarded as the world's first…
Adult Fiction…

The Sea Raven. Annabel Frazer

18 Feb 201818 Feb 2018
5 stars for this excellent continuation of Mary Stewart's Perdita stories. The Sea Raven is a wonderful short story by Annabel Frazer, author of The Day the Earth Caught Cold.…
Adult Fiction…

The Waking Land. Callie Bates

16 Feb 201817 Feb 2018
3 stars for this debut fantasy novel. The main character in The Waking Land is Elanna Valtai, a young woman who was held hostage, albeit in a gilded cage, for…
Book review…

Vikings in 30 Seconds. Philip Steele

14 Feb 201814 Feb 2018
5 stars for this brilliantly designed history book for children. Philip Steele's Vikings in 30 Seconds is ideal for ages 8 - 12 years but I think it is useful…
Adult Fiction…

Elmet. Fiona Mozley

8 Feb 20188 Feb 2018
5 stars for this novel, a stunning debut by Man Booker Prize-nominated author Fiona Mozley. I finished this book several days ago but it has not finished with me: Elmet…
Adult Fiction…

The Coffin Path. Katherine Clements

8 Feb 20188 Feb 2018
4 stars for this chilling ghost story set in seventeenth century Yorkshire. The Coffin Path tells a menacing and absorbing story. The main character is Mercy Booth, a strong and…
Adult Fiction…

Marry in Haste. Jane Aiken Hodge

7 Feb 20188 Feb 2018
3 ½ stars for this historical romance. Jane Aiken Hodge wrote biographies of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen. Her sister was Joan ‘Wolves of Willoughby Chase’ Aiken. Impossible to resist,…

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Books are a uniquely portable magic – Stephen King

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in – Robert Louis Stevenson

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! – When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library – Jane Austen

O there is nothing like fine weather, and health, and books – John Keats

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