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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…