Random Jottings

Tom all Alone's - Lynn Shepherd

2012-02-09T21:39:14+00:00

About eighteen months ago I read Lynn Shepherd's first book, Murder at Mansfield Park, which I reviewed here. I will admit that I was not sure if I really wanted to read it or not, as I am not overly...

Don't forget Free Give away - Charles Dickens letters

2012-02-07T22:41:10+00:00

Off blog for a day or two so just a bijou reminderette that I am giving away a copy of the selected letters of Charles Dickens, edited by Jenny Hartley. All you have to do is tell me which is...

Back Home in Dickensland - a Guest post from Helen Rappaport

2012-02-06T23:51:14+00:00

Today we celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens one of my all time favourite writers. I am simply delighted to have as guest blogger, Helen Rappaport, historian and writer and author of my Book of 2011, Magnificent...

A Walk in the Snow

2012-02-06T12:31:46+00:00

Simply could not stay indoors today. Why is it that I will gladly huddle up in the warm when it is grey and rainy or just down right miz and yet I cannot resist the allure of snow? Took some...

Random Saturday

2012-02-04T11:21:50+00:00

It's cold. Very cold. The AA is on red alert, the gritters are at the ready, everyone has been asked to stay indoors, shut the doors, put on five cardigans and DON'T GO OUT. I fully expect all schools to...

Celebrating Dickens - OUP do it in style - and a Prize Draw

2012-02-02T12:37:18+00:00

In case you hadn't noticed it 2012 is the bicentenary of Dickens's birth and we have already had Edwin Drood and Great Expectations on the BBC and various documentaries with more to come. I have loved Dickens all my life...

Gianrico Carofiglio

2012-01-31T20:34:02+00:00

A month or so ago I read Temporary Perfections by Carofiglio which I received through the Amazon Vine programme. Knew nothing about the author other than it was a detective/thriller set in Italy and I am a sucker for those...

I Hate Exercise (Rant Alert)

2012-01-29T17:25:05+00:00

Yes I do. I loathe it. If I had my way I would never don my trainers or sports bra or sweat ever again, but that is the Road to Perdition. So yesterday morning I found myself at an exercise...

The Book Club - More4/Channel 4

2012-01-27T17:39:53+00:00

The next series of the Book Club starts on Sunday 29 January. I don't think I saw a single showing last year and was trying to work out why as this sort of show is usually something I would flag...

Knackered Random

2012-01-26T12:16:44+00:00

I find I am falling into a pattern of a book review or two followed by a Random Rant or a Random Witter which I find rather relaxing so hope you find this OK. Up to London yesterday to take...

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