September 1995I wake to find a young woman sitting beside me. She is Asian. Japanese. Chinese. I don't know. Book club throws up some interesting choices. The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose was such a one. I had never heard of Lord Lucan or the mystery surrounding him. Yet when this book was nominated for … Continue reading The Butterfly Man | Heather Rose #AWWfiction
Non-fiction reads are usually a labour of love for me. I start them in a fit of passion and enthusiasm, that then waxes and wanes with my mood, time and other interests. I ask you to cast your minds back to a time before Covid. A world safe and secure from disease and disaster, when … Continue reading The Cloudspotter’s Guide | Gavin Pretor-Pinney #GBRnonfiction
My rereading of Tess of the D'Urbervilles for the Classic Club Spin (after about 20 years) was a curious thing. For starters, I barely remembered any of the story. If you'd asked me what Tess was about a month ago I would have replied with something like this - "a fallen women, wandering the Dorset countryside … Continue reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles | Thomas Hardy + Claire Tomalin biography
These two books are quick, easy reads. Crime thrillers for teens centred around the basic human concern of 'who am I really'? Girl Missing begins with 14 year old Lauren wondering about her birth family. She is bickering non-stop with her adoptive parents and brother and thinks that maybe she has another life someone where she … Continue reading Girl Missing & Sister Missing | Sophie McKenzie
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