Category: Elizabeth von Arnim
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This was the first Elizabeth von Arnim title I read. Quite a while back now, in fact probably twenty years. Time flies. I had been browsing in Waterstones and spotted the Virago edition, (yes those ones with the green covers), and pulled it down, took it home read it in two hours and was back…
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As I mentioned in my earlier post on 2021 reading my non-fiction this year has been pretty low as I have sought reading matter that has not tested the little grey cells to any extent. Just getting by was my mantra over the last twelve months. But though they may be few, I have enjoyed…
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I don't know about you dear readers but I am finding it pretty hard at the moment to concentrate on anything but I decided I really must make the effort. So a cup of tea to hand and a bar of chocolate (I am not of the mindset to worry about calories at the moment)…
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I have just realised the days are moving quickly and I will soon be in 2021 before I talk about my reading this year. So here goes with the second lot. The Crown in Crisis; the Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman. This is one of the best, if not the best, of all…
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I was sorting out my TBR pile the other day and had a sort out of those I was sent and did not particularly want (charity shop beckons) and those I pass on to friends as I think they may like them and I am not going to read them, and then those which I…
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First up – I love visiting the British Library. OK I freely admit I am not madly keen on its architecture. I lived in Judd Street just opposite for years and watched it slowly being built and I do mean slowly. My sister, a librarian, worked for the British Library in Store Street and was…
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I first came across Elizabeth von Arnim when I picked up a copy of The Enchanted April in Waterstones some 20 years ago and thought 'this looks interesting'. I purchased it, went home, read it in two hours and came straight back into town and Waterstones and bought the other three on the shelves. Since…
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The books are piling up in the corner and I need to start delving into them. As you all know, the last few weeks have been frantic with Kathryn being here and full of excitement and family gatherings, but now it is over and all is back to normal and takes some getting used to. …