has turned out nothing like I had planned.Life's like that sometimes.But I'm determined to get back on track, refocus my energies and finish a few reviews!Thank you all for your patience, and a BIG thank you to Nancy for reviewing her little heart out and maintaining her #AusReadingMonth enthusiasm despite my intermittent attention.Not all of … Continue reading So, November…
Tag: Cuba
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene was a great choice of book to read whilst travelling around Cuba although it was also a little bizarre.In some ways nothing had changed since Greene wrote this in 1958 but on the other hand, everything had.The other rather eerie side to this story, is that three months … Continue reading Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers
Book 6 in a series may be an odd place to start, but Strong Poison: A Lord Wimsey Mystery made its way into my backpack for our recent holiday simply because a reading copy had become available at work just before we left & I thought it looked like a nice, easy read.It filled that … Continue reading Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers
Cuba Diaries by Isadora Tattlin
Isadora Tattlin is a pseudonym and most of the names in her Cuba Diaries have been changed. However, this takes nothing away from the extraordinary insights into life in Cuba during the late 90's and the periodo especial en tiempo de paz (special period in time of peace) immediately after the withdrawal of economic subsidies from … Continue reading Cuba Diaries by Isadora Tattlin