Breathless by Louise Marley
I have to confess I really didn’t pay enough attention to the blurb for this book. I think I just saw the cover and skimmed the description, which was why…
Reflections
It's my birthday! I have now reached the grand old age of fifty-one and, frankly, I can't believe how quickly the last year has flown. A few days ago I…
Embracing the Crone
By the time you read this, if all goes according to my family's wicked plans, I will be semi-conscious in a caravan on the Yorkshire coast, nursing the mother of…
After Happily Ever After
So the new Bridget Jones novel is to be released in October and will be called Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. When I first heard about this I was…
A Class of My Own
It's been a weird week at work. All sorts of new initiatives are coming in and it seems every day we have been handed new protocols to read and have…
Just Faffing About
So here we are on the first day of June. I can tell it's June by the grey skies and the fact that I am having to battle with myself…
Tongue in Cheek by Fiona Walker
I started reading Fiona Walker’s books very recently having been a huge fan of Jilly Cooper for years and hearing that Fiona Walker’s novels were similar. I was sceptical but…
A Cottage by the Sea by Carole Matthews
Where to start with this review? I have read several of Carole’s books and have enjoyed every single one of them. She really is a truly gifted writer, able to…
Round and Round She Goes
Well, to quote Alan Carr, 'What a week it's been!' Sometimes, you think life is just so dreary and depressing and you can't see a way out and everything just…
The C Word
"The trouble with you," said my driving instructor, as we crawled to a halt and I wiped the sweat from my fevered brow with the back of a shaking arm,…