I went to many events at the recent Sydney Writers Festival, but my favourite was the Pride and Prejudice lovefest on Sunday morning.One of the guest speakers was Amanda Hooton who has written a modern day woman's dating guide to finding her own (modern-day) Mr Darcy.Finding Mr Darcy is fun from start to finish. And it … Continue reading Finding Mr Darcy by Amanda Hooton
I have to confess that until 2 months ago I had never heard of Their Eyes Were Watching God or Zora Neale Hurston. But the love gushing forth on the Classics Club page plus other on-line forums had me intrigued. So I decided to join in the sync reading experience to see what all the fuss … Continue reading Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston
When I first read this month's meme question for the Classics Club I felt that it was almost too obvious to bother to answer."Do you love Jane Austen or want to “dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone”? (Phrase borrowed from Mark Twain).Why? (for either answer)?Favourite and/or least favourite Austen … Continue reading Jane Austen
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